The Black Star Passes
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One of the greatest names in science-fiction is that of John W. Campbell. Famed as the editor of Astounding Science Fiction (later Analog), John W. Campbell was earlier known for his exciting, imaginative novels of super-science. The Black Star Passes is such a book, narrating the adventures of the Earth scientists Arcot, Wade and Morey as they fight for the freedom of their planet and then for the safety of the entire solar system. For cosmic scope, daring concepts, and sweeping adventure, it has seldom been equaled. This book also contains the stories "Piracy Preferred" and "Solarite".
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3 primary books#1 in Arcot, Morey and Wade a.k.a. The Black Star
Arcot, Morey and Wade a.k.a. The Black Star is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1930 with contributions by John W. Campbell Jr..
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An interesting, I'd daresay even good collection of three stories that were published back in 1953, before even the first trip to the Moon, yet they talk about interstellar travel and discovering other planets that is not out of place even now, almost 70 years later.
The stories are laser-focused on the science side of things, the characters are simply mouthpieces for the author to explain how stuff works. As someone who likes this, I didn't much too much, but it's definitely the biggest weakness of this book.
