Project Gutenberg 2020-12-14 Public domain in the USA. 272 Anderson, Poul 1926 2001 Anderson, Poul William Craig, A. A. Craig, A.A. Karageorge, Michael Sanders, Winston P. Saunders, Winston P. Vestal, Herman B. 1916 2007 Vestal, H. B. (Herman B.) Vestal, Herman Beeson Beeson Sargasso of Lost Starships Produced from Planet Stories January 1952 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Sargasso of Lost Starships" by Poul Anderson is a science fiction novel likely written in the early 1950s. The story is set in a vast, interstellar landscape and follows Captain Basil Donovan, a once-noble space raider, as he navigates the complexities of war, authority, and otherworldly dangers following the conquest of his home planet, Ansa, by the Terran Empire. The narrative intertwines themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the psychological impact of encountering the unknown, particularly through Donovan's turbulent relationship with Valduma, a mystical entity tied to the ominous Black Nebula. At the start of the novel, we meet Donovan in a bar, where he's grappling with his status as a commoner in a newly occupied territory. Throughout this opening portion, a sense of dissatisfaction and disillusionment permeates as he reminisces about past glories and struggles against the authority of the invading forces. As tensions escalate, Donovan resists an Imperial summons, which leads to a chaotic brawl involving Imperial soldiers, emphasizing the resistance of the local population. The narrative further foreshadows a deeper danger tied to the Black Nebula, where Donovan's past exploits haunt him, and the potential for madness and death looms large as they embark on a mission that delves into the aspects of survival against both the Empire and the mysterious forces that lurk within the Nebula. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Adventure stories Man-woman relationships -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 136944 2025-07-25T10:18:47.148730 text/html 114528 2024-10-18T09:06:13 text/html 519571 2025-07-25T10:18:50.131804 application/epub+zip 520438 2025-07-25T10:18:47.754769 application/epub+zip 109001 2025-07-25T10:18:47.400734 application/epub+zip 499055 2025-07-25T10:18:51.932732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490454 2025-07-25T10:18:49.863737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158192 2022-09-28T20:49:04.572305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126760 2025-07-25T10:18:46.811740 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106887 2024-10-18T09:06:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17788 2025-07-25T10:18:52.074719 application/rdf+xml 30332 2025-07-25T10:18:47.547750 image/jpeg 4996 2025-07-25T10:18:47.475756 image/jpeg 842793 2025-07-25T10:18:47.175773 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