"Cosmic Castaway" by Carl Jacobi is a science fiction adventure about Mason Standish, who finds himself the only survivor of a wrecked prison ship after Earth faces a Sirian invasion. Stranded on a strange jungle planet filled with unknown dangers, Standish meets Ga-Marr from Lyra, another victim of the Sirians. Together, they decide to fight back against their oppressor, Drum Faggard. To protect both Earth and Lyra, Standish and Ga-Marr begin a quest to build a new spacecraft, sparking a rebellion that could change everything in this battle against tyranny. The story is woven with themes of never giving up, the power of working together, and the importance of standing against oppression.

Cosmic Castaway
By Carl Jacobi
A lone Earthman and an alien ally must overcome impossible odds to ignite a rebellion against a powerful empire and save their worlds from total domination.
Summary
About the AuthorCarl Richard Jacobi was an American journalist and writer. He wrote short stories in the horror and fantasy genres for the pulp magazine market, appearing in such pulps of the bizarre and uncanny as Weird Tales, Ghost Stories, Startling Stories, Thrilling Wonder Stories and Strange Stories. He also wrote stories crime and adventure which appeared in such pulps as Thrilling Adventures, Complete Stories, Top-Notch, Short Stories, The Skipper, Doc Savage and Dime Adventures Magazine. Jacobi also produced some science fiction, mainly space opera, published in such magazines as Planet Stories. He was one of the last surviving pulp-fictioneers to have contributed to the legendary American horror magazine Weird Tales during its "glory days". His stories have been translated into French, Swedish, Danish and Dutch.
Carl Richard Jacobi was an American journalist and writer. He wrote short stories in the horror and fantasy genres for the pulp magazine market, appearing in such pulps of the bizarre and uncanny as Weird Tales, Ghost Stories, Startling Stories, Thrilling Wonder Stories and Strange Stories. He also wrote stories crime and adventure which appeared in such pulps as Thrilling Adventures, Complete Stories, Top-Notch, Short Stories, The Skipper, Doc Savage and Dime Adventures Magazine. Jacobi also produced some science fiction, mainly space opera, published in such magazines as Planet Stories. He was one of the last surviving pulp-fictioneers to have contributed to the legendary American horror magazine Weird Tales during its "glory days". His stories have been translated into French, Swedish, Danish and Dutch.