John W. Campbell

A sky pirate armed with superior weapons of his own invention, first contact with an alien race dangerous enough to threaten the safety of two planets and the arrival of an unseen dark sun whose attendant marauders aimed at the very end of civilization in this Solar System. These were the first three challenges of many that tested the skill and minds of the brilliant team of scientist-astronauts Arcot, Wade, and Morey.

Alien invaders escape their doomed home-planet of Mira and bring their starship fleet to conquer Earth. Nothing stands in the way of the Miran invaders, except Buck Kendall, who has discovered the ultimate weapon that is Earth's last hope.

The Black Star Passes, Islands of Space & Invaders from the Infinite constitute the Arcot, Morey and Wade trilogy which follows the adventures of the brilliant team of scientist-astronauts Arcot, Wade, and Morey. Their adventures include a sky pirate armed with superior weapons of his own invention, first contact with an alien race and the arrival of an unseen dark sun whose attendant marauders aimed at the very end of civilization.

As Earth's faster-than-light spaceship hung in the void between galaxies, Arcot, Wade, Morey and Fuller could see below them, like a vast shining horizon, the mass of stars that formed their own island universe. Morey worked a moment with his slide rule, then said, «We made good time! Twenty-nine light years in ten seconds! Yet you had it on at only half power....» Arcot pushed the control lever all the way to full power. The ship filled with the strain of flowing energy, and sparks snapped...

The famous scientific trio of Arcot, Wade and Morey, challenged by the most ruthless aliens in all the universes, blasted off on an intergalactic search for defences against the invaders of Earth and all her allies. World after world was visited, secret after secret unleashed, and turned to mighty weapons of intense force—and still the Thessian enemy seemed to grow in power and ferocity. Mighty battles between huge space armadas were but skirmishes in the galactic war, as the invincible aliens...

What will the final evolution be, and will we recognize it when it arrives? A thought provoking story on the ultimate destination of all life.