The Copper-Clad World

Blaine Carson, the determined pilot of the freighter RX8, is racing against a failing propulsion system while hauling a priceless cargo of k‑metal destined for Mars. When the stern rocket‑tube locks in a perpetual fire and the other engines refuse to fire, the ship careens past the red planet into the dark reaches of the asteroid belt. With oxygen dwindling and the crew on edge, Blaine must keep the vessel together long enough to find a way back.

Suspicion quickly falls on the trio of armed guards accompanying the shipment, especially a strange, hunch‑backed figure named Antazzo, whose metallic armor seems to deflect even the fiercest ray weapons. As the RX8 drifts farther toward the outer planets, the crew confronts a hostile encounter that tests their trust and ingenuity. Listeners are drawn into a tense, classic space‑opera where every decision could mean survival or being lost among the stars.