"The Voice of the Void" by John W. Campbell, Jr. is an early 20th-century science fiction story set in a future where Earth is dying because the sun is on its way out. Humanity is faced with the challenge of either finding a new home or facing extinction when an astronomer named Hal Jus and his team find planets that could be humanity's last hope. As they work to make space travel possible, hoping to reach Betelguese, they meet powerful beings made of living energy that stand in the way; it becomes a race against time to survive as they deal with problems on Earth and in space. Ultimately, the book shows how humanity's resolve and smart thinking help it move into a new and promising home among the stars.
The voice of the void
By John W. Campbell
As a dying sun threatens humanity, a desperate mission to find a new home leads to encounters with powerful energy beings and a fight for survival among the stars.
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2024-06-29
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About the AuthorJohn Wood Campbell Jr. was an American science fiction writer and editor. He was editor of Astounding Science Fiction from late 1937 until his death and was part of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Campbell wrote super-science space opera under his own name and stories under his primary pseudonym, Don A. Stuart. Campbell also used the pen names Karl Van Kampen and Arthur McCann. His novella Who Goes There? was adapted as the films The Thing from Another World (1951), The Thing (1982), and The Thing (2011).
John Wood Campbell Jr. was an American science fiction writer and editor. He was editor of Astounding Science Fiction from late 1937 until his death and was part of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Campbell wrote super-science space opera under his own name and stories under his primary pseudonym, Don A. Stuart. Campbell also used the pen names Karl Van Kampen and Arthur McCann. His novella Who Goes There? was adapted as the films The Thing from Another World (1951), The Thing (1982), and The Thing (2011).
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