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The Black Star Passes
by John Wood Campbell Jr.
22 chapters7h 40m
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The Black Star Passes by John Wood Campbell Jr. plunges listeners into a thrilling science fiction adventure where three brilliant scientist-astronauts—Arcot, Wade, and Morey—face extraordinary challenges that threaten civilization itself. When a cunning sky pirate emerges with devastating weapons of his own design, the team must use their scientific expertise to outmaneuver him. But greater dangers loom: a hostile alien race capable of destroying entire planets, and the terrifying discovery of an unseen dark sun whose marauding forces aim to annihilate the Solar System.
Campbell's inventive imagination shines throughout this classic work, blending cutting-edge scientific concepts with pulse-pounding action and genuine stakes. Written when the author was a college student in the 1930s, the novella captures the golden age of science fiction while exploring themes of atomic energy, technological innovation, and humanity's place in a vast universe. The story established Campbell as a master worldbuilder whose ideas remain influential in the genre decades later.
Ideal for science fiction enthusiasts who appreciate hard sci-fi concepts grounded in real physics, readers seeking nostalgic adventures from fiction's golden age, and anyone captivated by stories where scientific brilliance becomes humanity's greatest weapon against cosmic threats.
