The Lost Race

Adventures in time and space told in future tense. In first cross the vast distances of outer space to land on strange worlds. He found that someone had been there before him.

The ruined canals of Mars, the smashed cities of Titan and Sainteaurus II and III, all these were evidence that 100,000 years ago, a race of intelligent beings built their cities across the galaxy. They knew space travel, atomic power, astrophysics and engineering, and then they destroyed themselves, completely, so that of all the cities on a thousand worlds,

only dust and rubble remained. Why? Why did these beings obliterate all record of themselves? That is the mystery of the lost race. The freighter Carilla bound out of Earth for Cedars Alpha 2 came into normal flight after 103 days in overdrive.

The stars were unfamiliar. The constellations known on Earth had disappeared. But there was a yellow sun off the port and about it revolved three planets. What do you make of the Briggs? It isn't on any of the star charts Captain Warden I checked through.

One and three are dead alright. Have to take a closer look at number two. Turn up the vision scale. Pull her ice caps. She's green around the bell. Let's take her down to a five mile orbit.

Swing around for a look. Alert for deceleration. Hi sir. Throw in the manuals. Power room. We're going down have a look at something. Keep us just enough power to keep her under control. Alright breaks.

Hang on to your stomach. You said for me, Captain Warden? Come here, Miss Tal. I... You mind if I sit down? Free for all sickness? I'm afraid I'm not an old space hand. Oh. We'll level out in a minute.