Burk Winters, grounded and bitter, lands at Kahora Port on Mars on the trail of someone who has vanished among the ancient Martian cities. The search leads into a hidden cult whose jewel can strip a proud Terran down to a shambling beast, and an old woman’s curse awaits him at the basalt steps.
Brackett’s planetary romance at full power, for readers of the writer who later co-scripted The Empire Strikes Back. Download the free EPUB.