Wreck Off Triton

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Wreck Off Triton

by Alfred Coppel

EN·~18 minutes

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Description

In the swirling frontiers of the Earth‑Mars‑Venus triangle, a wreck drifts in a distant orbit around Triton—a once‑proud vessel now a floating vault of priceless Plutonian sapphires. Ron Carnavon, a hardened convict who scuttled the ship himself, has mapped its exact location and is ready to claim the treasure, knowing the High Space Guard is closing in.

To reach the derelict, Carnavon enlists the services of Pop Wills, a weathered salvager with a rust‑covered craft called the Carefree. The two form an uneasy partnership: Carnavon’s meticulous, cold‑blooded planning meets Pop’s desperate need for work and his haunted past with the same doomed ship. As they chart a treacherous course past the outer planets, the stakes rise—both from the lure of the gems and the relentless pursuit of the authorities. Their fragile alliance will be tested long before the treasure finally comes within reach.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~18 minutes (17K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2020-12-08

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Alfred Coppel

Alfred Coppel

1921–2004

A prolific American science fiction and thriller writer, he moved easily from pulp-era space adventures to Cold War suspense. His stories appeared in major genre magazines, and his novels ranged from hard-driving future war tales to bestselling mainstream thrillers.

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