The Comet Kings Author:Edmond Hamilton From the Back Cover: "One by one the Solar System's ships were disappearing in mid-space -- as if a mighty colossus had grabbed them up and swallowed them whole. Top agents Randall and Gurney were sent to investigate. Like the others, somewhere beyond Jupiter, they disappeared. Captain Future . . ." was called to find them. — Edmond Hamilton ... more »(1904 - 1977) was one of the fathers of space opera. In his hugely active life, he first published in 1926 at the age of 22 and published his last stories shortly before death in 1977. This Captain Future novel was first published copyright 1942. Much of his work continues to be published in posthumous editions, including the Captain Future stories and novels and the collaborations with his wife Leigh Brackett.« less