02578cam a22003853u 4500 61958 UtSlPG 20260610134428.0 m cr n 260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Kummer, Frederic Arnold, 1913-1990 Sargasso of the Stars Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2020 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Planet Stories Summer 1941 Release date is 2020-04-27 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Sargasso of the Stars" by Frederic Arnold Kummer is a science fiction novel written in the early 1940s. The story unfolds in a distant future where spaceships are drawn into a mysterious area known as the Magnetic Spot, resulting in the loss of many vessels and their crews. The narrative follows the determined space pilot Steve Haller, who charts a course for the Spot in hopes of uncovering its secrets and potentially finding those who have disappeared there, including his love interest, Fay Carroll. The plot centers around Haller’s struggle against a mutinous crew he hires for his journey toward the enigmatic Magnetic Spot. After a violent confrontation, he finds himself bound and powerless as the ship heads into the Spot's grasp. The crew soon realizes the terrifying nature of the magnetic influence as they are pulled toward a planetoid littered with the wrecks of lost spaceships and inhabited by a degenerate species, the sub-men. Haller's desperate search for Fay amidst chaos and danger leads to a series of confrontations, including a fight against his captors to rescue her and escape the asteroid. Ultimately, Haller discovers a means to defeat the magnetic force holding them, all while highlighting themes of love, redemption, and human resilience against overwhelming odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction Adventure stories Rescues -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Mutiny -- Fiction Lynch, Don (Artist) Produced from Planet Stories Summer 1941 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61958 102782 102782