
In a glittering metropolis where towering gates guard the heart of the World‑State, an early‑morning patrol finds a familiar face—Dynamon, a celebrated athlete turned soldier—awaiting orders from the Commander‑in‑Chief. The city hums with uneasy tension; Martian envoys, whose uncanny hearing can pierce stone and steel, hover on the brink of open conflict with Earth.
Summoned to a secret chamber lined with platinum—material the Martians cannot sense—Dynamon learns of a desperate, high‑risk mission. He is to lead a small crew beyond the planetary blockade, venturing toward Saturn’s ten ominous rings in search of a mysterious “life element” that could tip the balance of power. The assignment promises fame but also the very real chance of never returning, setting the stage for a daring trek into the unknown.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (116K 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
2020-04-05
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
A little-known pulp-era writer, best remembered today for a fast-moving trip to Saturn first published in Planet Stories in 1939. His work has the bold imagination and cliffhanger energy that make early science fiction so much fun to rediscover.
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