
In the dim, cramped corridors of a drifting space station, Corriston finds himself cornered, bloodied, and weapon‑less as a lithe assassin stalks him with a knife. The fight is raw and relentless—metal girders become lifelines, darkness a deafening opponent, and every heartbeat a countdown. As the ship sways through the void, Corriston’s training and sheer will are the only things keeping him from becoming another piece of floating debris.
Beyond the immediate danger, a deeper mystery pulls him forward. He was hunting a missing girl linked to a powerful family, and the killer’s voice—steeped in a familiar, unsettling accent—hints at a larger conspiracy that reaches into the station’s hidden corridors. Listeners will be drawn into a claustrophobic chase where survival hinges on both physical prowess and the secrets buried in the cold steel of the cosmos.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (279K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2015-10-23
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1903–1994
A prolific American writer who moved easily between horror, fantasy, and science fiction, he is especially remembered for eerie tales that helped shape the Lovecraft circle. His career stretched across decades, from pulp magazines to later collections and criticism.
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