
In a glittering world‑city of the twenty‑fifth century, a seasoned commander of the International Secret Police awakens from a bizarre alien experiment. The strange silver sphere that pulled him into a blinding glow leaves him wired to mysterious devices, his senses sharpened for a new kind of warfare. Trained to transform fear into power, he now stands at the crossroads of humanity’s greatest ambitions—eternal life and interstellar travel—while the fragile fabric of global democracy hangs in the balance.
His first mission thrusts him onto the roof of a towering complex, where a pair of shadowy saboteurs known as the Black Spartans lurk. With an energy blaster humming at his side, he must fight through searing heat and relentless foes, feeling the sting of injury more in mind than flesh. The encounter reveals a hidden network of reactionary forces still seeking to destabilize the world‑state, setting the stage for a relentless battle between utopian hope and lingering darkness.
Language
en
Duration
~49 minutes (47K 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
2020-11-10
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1918–1988
A prolific American pulp writer, he moved easily between science fiction, mystery, suspense, and early television. His stories often pair fast-moving plots with an interest in fear, pressure, and the strange corners of ordinary life.
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