When three colleagues land on a mysterious planet, a fog-covered world filled with bizarre vegetation, foul smelling air, gigantic prehistoric beasts, and a strange, but intelligent race of club-wielding lizard-men, it soon becomes apparent to them from Earth that their safe return home was anything but guaranteed
Set aboard the Goddard, Captain "Steel-Wall" McCausland harbors a secret vision for a revitalized Earth while navigating the complexities of space. Reuter, a scientist, is entangled with dangerous experiments that threaten their mission, and Air Mate Longworth confronts a hidden terror that endangers countless lives. The story intertwines themes of ambition, betrayal, and the struggle for survival in the vastness of space.
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