Science Fiction
At 04 hours 10 minutes, ship time, the _Niccola_ was well inside the Theta Gisol solar system. She had previously secured excellent evidence that this was not the home of the Plumie civilization. There was no tuned radiation. There was no evidence of interplanetary travel--roc...
Baird advanced, and the skipper made a gesture. The Plumie regarded Baird with interested eyes. And Baird led the way for a tour of the _Niccola_. It was confusing even to him,...
2. Chapter 2The heavens seemed streaked and laced with lines of expanding smoke. But now one plunging line erupted at its tip. A swelling globe of smoke marked its end. Another blew up. And...
1. Chapter 1At 04 hours 10 minutes, ship time, the _Niccola_ was well inside the Theta Gisol solar system. She had previously secured excellent evidence that this was not the home of the Pl...
4. Chapter 4The Plumie in the golden armor very soberly offered the skipper the object Taine had meant to introduce into the Plumie's ship. Baird said desperately that he'd fought against i...