
The Affair of the Brains - A Complete Novelette
By Anthony Gilmore
A fierce rivalry between two legends of the far‑flung frontier drives this pulsing space saga. When the daring scout Hawk Carse uncovers a trap set by the genius‑pirate Ku Sui on the icy ranch of Saturn’s moon Iapetus, a brutal clash erupts, leaving only three survivors: the steadfast Hawk, his hulking companion Friday, and a lone, reluctant captive from the enemy crew. With the wreckage cleared and a stolen pirate ship in their grasp, Carse discovers a cryptic rendez‑vous note promising a deadly meeting with Ku Sui at a remote coordinates grid.
Instead of fleeing, the Hawk decides to turn the tables, plotting a counter‑ambush that will pit his scant crew against the mastermind’s own machinations. As they prepare the stolen vessel for a covert journey into an uncharted jungle, tension rises between loyalty and survival, and the stakes of this personal duel become unmistakably clear. The stage is set for a high‑risk game of wits that could reshape their tangled destinies.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (138K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2009-07-04
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
Behind this name was a two-person team who helped shape early pulp science fiction. The stories signed "Anthony Gilmore" launched the fast-moving Hawk Carse adventures and left a small but memorable mark on the genre.
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