Wreck Off Triton

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Wreck Off Triton

by Alfred Coppel

EN·~18 minutes·1 chapter

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1 total
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18:36

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In the swirling frontiers of the Earth‑Mars‑Venus triangle, a wreck drifts in a distant orbit around Triton—a once‑proud vessel now a floating vault of priceless Plutonian sapphires. Ron Carnavon, a hardened convict who scuttled the ship himself, has mapped its exact location and is ready to claim the treasure, knowing the High Space Guard is closing in.

To reach the derelict, Carnavon enlists the services of Pop Wills, a weathered salvager with a rust‑covered craft called the Carefree. The two form an uneasy partnership: Carnavon’s meticulous, cold‑blooded planning meets Pop’s desperate need for work and his haunted past with the same doomed ship. As they chart a treacherous course past the outer planets, the stakes rise—both from the lure of the gems and the relentless pursuit of the authorities. Their fragile alliance will be tested long before the treasure finally comes within reach.

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Language

en

Duration

~18 minutes (17K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2020-12-08

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Alfred Coppel

Alfred Coppel

1921–2004

A fast-moving storyteller of war, technology, and survival, he wrote science fiction and thrillers with the sharp pace of the pulp era. His work ranges from magazine adventures to novels that helped shape post-apocalyptic and military SF reading.

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