Passage to Planet X

"Passage to Planet X" by Henry Hasse is a science fiction story where a young man named Mark Travers secretly boards a spaceship commanded by the mysterious Commander Janus because he wants to escape a powerful, controlling organization. Their goal is to find the mythical Planet X beyond Pluto, a place promising adventure and riches. During their space voyage, they not only deal with the dangers of their hidden mission but also discover a new world inhabited by humanoid Perlacs and strange robots. The mission changes into a fight to protect Planet X’s civilization from the Perlacs and to understand the secrets of a significant object called the Stone, leading to big confrontations, innovative technology, and the surprising reveal of a legendary hero turned into a robot named Ketrik, all while emphasizing themes of creativity and survival in an unfamiliar world.