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Einstein's planetoid

By C. M. (Cyril M.) Kornbluth

(3.5 stars) β€’ 10 reviews

A desperate interstellar rescue mission uncovers the terrifying fate of previous explorers on a planetoid where reality itself is twisted.

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2024-03-16
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"Einstein's Planetoid" by C. M. (Cyril M.) Kornbluth is a science fiction story from the early 1940s, which centers on a daring rescue mission into the unknown. It follows a group of astronauts on a quest through the stars to find a previous team that disappeared while exploring the mysterious planetoid Hastur. Led by Nick Hartnett, the crew uses advanced technology to travel among the stars, dealing with the challenges of acceleration and the strangeness of space. Their journey is marked by puzzling signals and optical illusions caused by Hastur's unique rotation. Finding remnants of the lost explorers, the crew faces the grim realities of survival, battling the dangers of an alien world and facing the unknown threats of the new envorinment in the vast emptiness of the star system.

About the Author

Cyril M. Kornbluth was an American science fiction author and a member of the Futurians. He used a variety of pen-names, including Cecil Corwin, S. D. Gottesman, Edward J. Bellin, Kenneth Falconer, Walter C. Davies, Simon Eisner, Jordan Park, Arthur Cooke, Paul Dennis Lavond, and Scott Mariner.

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