Project Gutenberg 2008-08-12 Public domain in the USA. 145 Schmitz, James H. 1911 1981 Schmitz, James Henry Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay The Star Hyacinths Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Star Hyacinths" by James H. Schmitz is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around the aftermath of a grand heist involving the theft of precious star hyacinths from a remote asteroid shipping station, drawing readers into a thrilling narrative of intrigue, betrayal, and survival. The narrative weaves together the challenges faced by a castaway, a determined businessman, and a crew caught in a web of criminal schemes and hidden agendas. The plot follows Dasinger, who is on a quest to recover stolen star hyacinths after navigating through layers of deception and danger. He encounters a variety of characters, including Duomart Mines, a skilled pilot, and Dr. Egavine, a cunning partner with dubious motives. As they explore the derelict ship Antares where the treasure is reportedly hidden, they face the lethal remnants of a fear-inducing generator that eliminates anyone approaching the wreck. Throughout tense encounters with adversaries who wish to claim the treasure for themselves, the group must use their wits and resources to untangle the mysteries behind the heist and survive the threats posed by both the machine and the treacherous crew. Ultimately, the book delves into themes of greed and the consequences of betrayal, all set against a backdrop of captivating sci-fi elements. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 123035 123040 2024-10-11T09:26:11.151980 2023-09-11T11:48:49.084944 text/html text/html 119952 2008-08-12T14:52:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 156442 2008-08-12T14:52:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 224690 2024-10-11T09:26:17.109949 application/epub+zip 225325 2024-10-11T09:26:14.044055 application/epub+zip 174224 2024-10-11T09:26:12.767974 application/epub+zip 415058 2024-10-11T09:26:19.476969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292926 2024-10-11T09:26:16.289947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188816 2022-09-12T08:45:28.417500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113374 113274 2024-10-11T09:26:10.757975 2023-09-11T11:48:48.725950 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 113291 2008-08-12T14:52:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42902 2008-08-12T14:52:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20430 2024-10-11T09:26:19.607930 application/rdf+xml 13042 2024-10-11T09:26:13.306964 image/jpeg 3493 2024-10-11T09:26:13.033972 image/jpeg 225512 2024-10-11T09:26:11.168991 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 en.wikipedia