Project Gutenberg 2007-02-27 Public domain in the USA. 185 Campbell, John W., Jr. (John Wood) 1910 1971 Stuart, Don A. Campbell, John Wood Campbell, John W. (John Wood) Podwil, Jerome 1938 The Black Star Passes Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by V. L. Simpson, Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Black Star Passes" by John W. Campbell Jr. is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. This work delves into themes of space exploration and extraterrestrial encounters, focusing on a team of scientist-astronauts named Arcot, Wade, and Morey as they tackle formidable challenges—from sky piracy and advanced weaponry to alien threats. The narrative likely explores their adventures and innovative solutions as they navigate these cosmic perils. The opening of the novel sets an adventurous tone, introducing a menacing sky pirate whose capabilities surpass conventional weapons and puts entire flight crews and passengers into a strange state of suspended animation. While officials scramble to understand the situation and the technology behind the pirate's schemes, Arcot and his team are determined to confront this villain. The narrative hints at their intellectual prowess, underscoring their scientific backgrounds and the blend of ingenuity and camaraderie that propels them into action against these extraordinary threats. It establishes a thrilling atmosphere filled with suspense and creativity, making it an exciting read for fans of classic science fiction. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 484387 484400 2024-10-09T06:52:50.666550 2023-09-09T09:05:55.572336 text/html text/html 488148 2010-06-22T15:19:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 255326 2010-06-22T15:20:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 270668 2024-10-09T06:52:56.366533 application/epub+zip 275344 2024-10-09T06:52:51.481580 application/epub+zip 258412 2024-10-09T06:52:51.019568 application/epub+zip 522514 2024-10-09T06:53:00.442548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496244 2024-10-09T06:52:55.878561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366310 2022-09-10T03:32:45.567571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456622 456525 2024-10-09T06:52:49.722556 2023-09-09T09:05:54.831426 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 456439 2007-02-27T00:00:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 171319 2010-06-22T15:20:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 456454 2007-02-27T00:00:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 171295 2010-06-22T15:20:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 12612851 2007-02-28T11:06:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 23536 2024-10-09T06:53:00.588498 application/rdf+xml 15196 2024-10-09T06:52:51.100551 image/jpeg 2083 2024-10-09T06:52:51.059559 image/jpeg 255504 2024-10-09T06:52:50.710567 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia