The Hasse, Henry 1913-1977 creator Bok, Hannes 1914-1964 text utu 2020 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Star of Satan" by Henry Hasse is a science fiction novel written in the early 1940s. The book revolves around themes of survival, madness, and the ethical dilemmas faced in dire circumstances, set against the backdrop of space exploration. It explores the psychological effects of isolation and desperation as it follows the journey of its main character through the vastness of an uncharted asteroid swarm. In this gripping tale, Hype Garth, a long-serving inhabitant of a salvage station, receives a distress signal indicating that a life-boat from the wrecked "Martian Princess" may have landed on a nearby asteroid. Along with his partner Prokle, Garth sets off to investigate. However, upon locating the life-boat, they discover J. P. Chiswell, the president of EMV Lines, who has spiraled into madness after the harrowing experience of survival. As Prokle is ultimately killed in a scuffle for dominance, Garth is faced with a moral quandary: to deal with the increasingly dangerous Chiswell or to abandon his own chance at freedom and solidarity for gold. The harsh realities of space and the depths of human nature are examined as Garth grapples with the consequences of betrayal, madness, and the desperate struggle for survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2020-04-28 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Science fiction Short stories Prisoners -- Fiction Criminals -- Fiction Castaways -- Fiction Asteroids -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61967 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61967 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134428.0 61967