Plague Ship

André Norton's Plague Ship launches listeners into a thrilling space opera adventure where a routine trading mission becomes a desperate race against time. When the Free Trader rocket ship returns from the remote planet Sargol with a valuable cargo of gemstones, Captain Dane Thorson and his crew find themselves facing an inexplicable crisis: mysterious illness sweeps through the vessel, leaving only five crew members unaffected. As the ship approaches home, they receive devastating news—their spacecraft has been branded a plague ship, quarantined and condemned. With the crew succumbing to semi-comatose states and their mission in jeopardy, young Dane Thorson must lead his small band of immune survivors to uncover the truth behind the outbreak and save both their fellow crew members and their reputations. Originally published in 1956, this science fiction adventure is the second novel in Norton's acclaimed Solar Queen series, capturing the Golden Age of sci-fi with pulse-pounding action and imaginative worldbuilding. Ideal for young adult readers and science fiction enthusiasts, Plague Ship delivers classic space adventure that explores themes of survival, ingenuity, and the bonds of crew loyalty. Norton's compelling storytelling and richly imagined future makes this an essential listen for anyone craving authentic vintage science fiction adventure.