Operation Outer Space Author:Murray Leinster A terrifying darkness engulfed the sky while on the horizon a fire flood consumed the mountain! The ship swayed again, flying creatures darted back and forth above the tree tops. Miles away, insensate violence reigned, clouds of dust and smoke shot miles into the air, half a mountainside glowed white hot, and there was the sound of long-continue... more »d thunder as the ground shook and quivered...the runaway spacecraft's rockets bellowed as it lifted. Hovering for an instant, it surged skyward. The ship vanished into emptiness, Jed Cochran stared helplessly at the spot where it had stood. Babs gasped suddenly. She realized the situation in which she and Cochran had been left. They were alone and together among the stars!« less