X Marks The Asteroid
Ross Rocklynne
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Description
X Marks the Asteroid, a science fiction tale by Ross Rocklynne, ran in Imagination in January 1954. Far in space, Ralph's kin lie in deep sleep with a price on their heads. They left him a map and a hard choice: wake them, or take the reward for their capture.
Word that the Unterzuyder map is out of hiding races across the planets and lands in Marsport. A crime boss named Bigger Bailes vows to claim reward money that has grown for eighty-five years in a New York bank. Ralph, he says, hides under the name Carruthers Straley and has formed a settler group bound for Titan. Greed, disguise, and family duty drive the chase.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ross Rocklynne |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |