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Continuing the adventures from The Skylark of Space, Seaton and Crane face new trials aboard the Skylark. The ship now operates with a Zone of Force, a defense that renders the vessel uncontrollably autonomous. They must use this innovation to counter the Fenachronians, a potent alien force with destructive ambitions, and thwart DuQuesne’s villainous designs aimed at galactic domination.
First publish date: 1948
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Edward Elmer Smith
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