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Black Star Passes

By: John W. Campbell
  • Summary

  • Follow along with Arcot, Morey, and Wade as they discover a revolutionary form of propulsion, visit our neighboring planets, and go up against aliens from a rogue solar system that passes close to our own. These three stories (Piracy Preferred, Solarite, and The Black Star Passes) were originally published (c. 1930) as a serial in Amazing Stories magazine.
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Episodes
  • Book 3 "The Black Star Passes" - Chapter 6 & Epilogue
    Jan 26 2009
    "Taj Lamor, remember what I tell you. If you win this awful war--you lose. As will our race. Only if you lose will you win." -- Tordos Gar
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    27 mins
  • Book 3 "The Black Star Passes" - Chapter 4 & 5
    Jan 20 2009
    "For defense we'll have to depend on armor as heavy as we can make and still remain within the bounds of practical construction. I don't believe we'll be able to build up enough mass to insulate against their negative catalysis ray. We'll have to depend on mobility and offense." -- Richard Arcot
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    32 mins
  • Book 3 "The Black Star Passes" - Chapter 3
    Jan 13 2009
    "...we'll have a bigger store of knowledge before this war is over--if we have anything at all. It's possible that man may lose knowledge, life, his planets and sun--but there's still plenty of hope. We're not finished yet." -- Richard Arcot
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    29 mins

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