"The Starbusters" by Alfred Coppel, Jr. is a science fiction story that follows the crew of the T.R.S. Cleopatra, an old warship, as their lives change when their craft is selected for Project Warp, an experiment which promises to turn the ship into a hyper-ship capable of flying between stars. Facing an incoming alien invasion by the aggressive and warlike Eridans, Commander David Strykalski and his crew struggle with fear and decide where their loyalties lie as they prepare for the dangers that lie ahead. They soon find themselves in an unfamiliar and alien universe where the laws of physics don't seem to apply as they once did, they realize the ship's survival is on a delicate balance of destruction. The Starbusters come up with a risky plan to bring a contraterrene planetoid back to use as a weapon against the alien Eridans, but this leads to unexpected consequences that will test their understanding of the cosmos.
The Starbusters
By Alfred Coppel
Aboard an aging warship, a crew faces alien encounters, experimental technology, and the threat of interstellar war, as the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.
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About the AuthorAlfred Coppel, Alfredo Jose de Arana-Marini Coppel was an American author. Born in Oakland, he served as a fighter pilot in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After his discharge, he started his career as a writer. He became one of the most prolific pulp magazine authors of the 1950s and 1960s, adopting the pseudonyms Robert Cham Gilman and A.C. Marin and writing for a variety of pulp magazines and later "slick" publishers. Though writing in a variety of genres, including action thrillers, he is known for his science fiction stories which comprise both short stories and novels.
Alfred Coppel, Alfredo Jose de Arana-Marini Coppel was an American author. Born in Oakland, he served as a fighter pilot in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After his discharge, he started his career as a writer. He became one of the most prolific pulp magazine authors of the 1950s and 1960s, adopting the pseudonyms Robert Cham Gilman and A.C. Marin and writing for a variety of pulp magazines and later "slick" publishers. Though writing in a variety of genres, including action thrillers, he is known for his science fiction stories which comprise both short stories and novels.
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