Alcatraz of the Starways by Henry Hasse

The story takes place in a future where humanity has colonized other planets and formed the United Galactic Coalition to govern them. The protagonist, a space smuggler, is hired by a mysterious client to transport a valuable cargo on a perilous journey through the galaxy. Along the way, he must evade the authorities and rival smugglers while dealing with his own personal demons.

By Henry Hasse · First published 1945 · Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller · 13 chapters · 28,715 words

First lines

Venus was a world enslaved. And then, like an avenging angel, fanning the flames of raging revolt, came a warrior-princess in whose mind lay dread knowledge -- the knowledge of a weapon so terrible it had been used but once in the history of the universe.

"Purple! " Mark Denning almost sobbed. "A purple Josmian! " Forgetting the sweat in his eyes and the insufferable heat about him, his clutching hand held up the mud-dripping globe the size of a baseball, iridescent in the Venusian night.

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Henry Hasse
• Date: 1945 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller, Space Opera, Fantasy
• Length: 28,715 words
• Structure: 13 chapters, 548 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Genres

• Science Fiction — The book is set in a futuristic universe with advanced technology and space travel, which are hallmarks of science fiction.
• Adventure — The narrative involves a journey and exploration, with characters facing various challenges and dangers, typical of adventure stories.
• Thriller — The plot includes suspenseful and tense situations, creating a sense of excitement and anticipation.
• Space Opera — The story features grand, epic-scale space battles and melodramatic themes, characteristic of space opera.

Tags

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Pulp Fiction · Adventure · Action · Thriller · Escape Novel · Imprisonment · Rebellion · Revolution · Uprising · Galactic Empire

Contents

• CHAPTER I
• CHAPTER II
• CHAPTER III
• CHAPTER IV
• CHAPTER V
• CHAPTER VI
• CHAPTER VII
• CHAPTER VIII
• CHAPTER IX
• CHAPTER X
• CHAPTER XI
• CHAPTER XII
• CHAPTER XIII

More by Henry Hasse

• Walls of Acid (1947)
• The Beginning (1937)
• We're Friends, Now (1940)
• One Purple Hope! (1939)
• Proktols of Neptune (1939)
• The Star of Satan (1935)
• Thief of Mars (1935)
• Out of this World (1947)
• All works by Henry Hasse