The Women-Stealers of Thrayx

In the cold reaches of the Large Magellanic Cloud, Lieutenant Lansing Mason and his mismatched crew pilot a battered scout ship through uncharted space. Their mission, a routine return from the Rim, turns uneasy when a sudden alarm reveals an unexpected mass—an alien vessel of unknown design. As the crew scrambles to plot a reverse course, tension crackles between the brash Warrant Officer Cain and the disciplined Sergeant Judith Kent, each bringing their own brand of command to the cramped bridge.

The alien craft belongs to the Ihelians, a warrior race that makes a chilling demand: ten thousand women from Earth, delivered by the humans. Mason must weigh the precarious safety of his crew against a morally impossible request, while the ship’s instruments whisper of strange drives and hidden threats. The first act sets the stage for a high‑stakes confrontation where loyalty, duty, and the very definition of humanity are put to the test.