Basil Donovan, a captain and earl of Ansa gone to drink, sits in the Golden Planet tavern with his hulking companion Wocha when he is drawn into a mission to a burned-out star. There, among the wrecks of lost starships, waits Valduma, a deadly queen of half-life who lures spacemen to destruction.
Swashbuckling planetary romance from early in Poul Anderson’s career. Download the free EPUB.