Project Gutenberg 2010-04-13 Public domain in the USA. 175 Nourse, Alan Edward 1928 1992 Edwards, Al Nourse, Alan E. (Alan Edward) Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Derelict Produced from If: Worlds of Science Fiction May 1953. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Derelict" by Alan Edward Nourse is a science fiction novel written in the early to mid-20th century. The story revolves around a mysterious spaceship that appears near a satellite station, drawing the attention of the crew stationed there. The novel explores themes of ambition, loyalty, and the ethical dilemmas faced by individuals when confronted with power dynamics and personal desires in a tense, isolated environment. In "Derelict," the crew of a remote satellite station encounters a massive and seemingly abandoned ship from deep space. As they attempt to make contact and understand the origin of the vessel, tensions rise, particularly between Second-in-Command John Sabo and Captain Loomis, who is eager to claim glory for discovering an interstellar drive. When Sabo and engineer Brownie venture aboard the ship, they discover the remains of its alien crew, raising questions about the ship's purpose and nearly revealing a dark secret. Ultimately, as Loomis’s ambitions threaten their safety, Sabo and Brownie find themselves in a desperate bid for freedom, leading to an explosive confrontation that forces Sabo to choose between self-preservation and the greater good. The story delicately balances the thrill of exploration with the moral implications of authority and survival in the face of adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Space ships -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 68886 2025-08-13T07:08:45.319140 text/html 64882 2021-01-06T11:37:34 text/html 317132 2025-08-13T07:08:49.385080 application/epub+zip 315482 2025-08-13T07:08:46.974109 application/epub+zip 83905 2025-08-13T07:08:45.841101 application/epub+zip 480779 2025-08-13T07:08:51.102100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471897 2025-08-13T07:08:48.649102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109089 2022-09-14T15:51:20.748878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61179 2025-08-13T07:08:45.055153 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61054 2021-01-06T11:37:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19938 2025-08-13T07:08:51.234099 application/rdf+xml 8468 2025-08-13T07:08:46.332112 image/jpeg 2218 2025-08-13T07:08:46.081142 image/jpeg 258249 2021-01-06T11:37:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 23817 2021-01-06T11:37:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 314944 2025-08-13T07:08:45.336127 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia