The Stellar Missiles

Ed Earl Repp

Book One of this volume recounts the mystery of the arrival on Earth of a space ship from a distant planet, bringing strange creatures whose tremendous knowledge has made possible travel across the star-ocean. When the interplanetary ship, which had buried itself deep into the desert sands of Arizona, is recovered by the tireless work of engineers, Professor Brandon discovers inside the space vessel the Stellarites, encased in containers in a state of suspended animation. Here then is the secret of space travel...but can our scientists untangle the mystery of suspended animation? In attempting this, Dr. Farrington, the leading medical authority, places his own son in the death-like state but finds he cannot release either his son or the Stellarites from the mantle of sleep. A further complication is the discovery of parchment writings in the Stellar Missile telling the purpose of the...

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