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The Black Star Passes by John W. Campbell

The Black Star Passes

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John W. Campbell, John W. Campbell Jr.

Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · March 14, 2013

A sky pirate armed with superior weapons of his own invention....

Space OperaSci-Fi AdventureAlien Contactsuspense
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Who it’s for
A brainy, high-stakes space adventure built around three challenges to a team of scientist-astronauts.
Genres
Space Opera, Alien Contact, Sci-Fi Adventure
Published
Start Publishing LLC, March 14, 2013

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About this book

A sky pirate armed with superior weapons of his own invention.... First contact with an alien race dangerous enough to threaten the safety of two planets.... The arrival of an unseen dark sun whose attendant marauders aimed at the very end of civilization in this Solar System.... These were the three challenges that tested the skill and minds of the brilliant team of scientist-astronauts Arcot, Wade, and Morey.

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Their initial adventures are a classic of science-fiction which first brought the name of their author, John W. Campbell, into prominence as a master of the inventive imagination.

Cosmic Challenges

A brainy, high-stakes space adventure built around three challenges to a team of scientist-astronauts.

Come here for

  • Inventive classic science fiction and scientist-astronauts under pressure
  • Alien danger, ingenious weapons, and threats on a cosmic scale

Expect

  • A classic science-fiction feel with big, civilization-threatening stakes
  • A sustained run of daring challenges for a brilliant team

Where it sits

Space Opera96%
Alien Contact73%
Sci-Fi Adventure47%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Sci-Fi Adventure
Authors
John W. Campbell, John W. Campbell Jr.
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
March 14, 2013
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Sci-Fi Adventure