Project Gutenberg 2025-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 149 Hamilton, Edmond 1904 1977 Sterling, Brett Hammond, H. R. Hammond, J. R. Corsairs of the cosmos $aIndianapolis, IN :$bPopular Fiction Publishing Company, $c1934. Interstellar Patrol, 8 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Corsairs of the Cosmos" by Edmond Hamilton is a science fiction novel that was written in the early 20th century, at a time when the genre was gaining popularity. The story follows Captain Dur Nal and his crew in the Interstellar Patrol as they confront a formidable threat: a group of machines from another galaxy that has devised a method to steal suns. The narrative unfolds in a richly imagined cosmos filled with stellar phenomena and mechanical aliens, addressing themes of survival, exploration, and the conflict between organic life and machines. In the book, Captain Dur Nal and his officers embark on a perilous journey after discovering that a fleet of dark stars is approaching their galaxy, propelled by a mechanical race seeking to harvest suns. The crew learns that these dark stars are infused with artificial propulsion systems, allowing them to navigate the cosmos like ships. Upon landing on one of these dark stars, they encounter a variety of mechanical entities, ultimately discovering the invaders' dark intentions: to strip their galaxy of valuable young suns to replace dying ones in their own. The majority of the story revolves around the ensuing conflict between the Interstellar Patrol and the machines, marked by thrilling space battles and strategic ingenuity as they fight to protect their home and reclaim what was stolen. Ultimately, the Patrol devises a bold plan to infiltrate the machines' galaxy and defeat them using a fleet of their own equipped dark stars, showcasing themes of resilience and ingenuity in the face of overwhelming odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250126092419hamilton 1934 US Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Adventure stories Space warfare -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 82350 2025-06-30T03:37:54.906433 text/html 57708 2025-02-21T18:00:02 text/html 308909 2025-06-30T03:37:58.427481 application/epub+zip 307661 2025-06-30T03:37:56.405416 application/epub+zip 203297 2025-06-30T03:37:55.466475 application/epub+zip 981390 2025-06-30T03:37:59.854401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 973781 2025-06-30T03:37:57.849424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 73672 2025-06-30T03:37:54.719449 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53815 2025-02-21T18:00:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16518 2025-06-30T03:37:59.993396 application/rdf+xml 32126 2025-06-30T03:37:55.890419 image/jpeg 5157 2025-06-30T03:37:55.676412 image/jpeg 2250485 2025-06-30T03:37:54.932491 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