Saboteur of Space

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Saboteur of Space

by Robert Abernathy

EN·~1 hours

Chapters

Description

In a bleak, high‑altitude city where power is scarce and hope flickers like the distant searchlights, a mysterious ship from Mars descends, carrying a promised new source of energy that could revive the dying world. The streets hum with anticipation, yet the everyday survival of the downtrodden remains a struggle, embodied by Ryd Randl, a weary former helio‑man nursing a drink in the dimly lit Burshis’ Stumble Inn.

Ryd’s routine night takes a sharp turn when a striking stranger in an iridescent hat grips his arm and offers a chance at work—an opportunity that could pull him from the margins of society. The encounter hints at hidden motives and a larger, unseen game that could decide the fate of the city’s power and its people. Listeners are drawn into a tense, atmospheric start where survival, intrigue, and the promise of fresh energy collide, setting the stage for a high‑stakes struggle in a future on the brink.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (58K 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

2020-08-21

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Robert Abernathy

Robert Abernathy

1924–1990

A sharp, imaginative voice from the Golden Age of science fiction, he built his reputation on short stories that appeared in the great pulp magazines of the 1940s and 1950s. His fiction often pairs big speculative ideas with clean, fast-moving storytelling.

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