THREE AGAINST THE STARSA sky pirate armed with superior weapons of his own invention . . .First contact with an alien race dangerous enough to threaten the safety of two planets . . .The arrival of an unseen dark sun whose attendant marauders aimed at the very end of civilization in this Solar System . . .These were the three challenges that tested the skill and minds of the brilliant team of scientist-astronauts Arcot, Wade, and Morey. Their initial adventures are a classic of science-fiction which first brought the name of their author, John W. Campbell, into prominence as a master of the inventive imagination.*One of the greatest names in science fiction is that of John W. Campbell. Famed as the editor of Astounding Science Fiction -- now Analog -- John. W. Campbell was earlier known for his exciting, imaginative novels of super-science, which placed his name alongside such greats as Edward E. Smith and Edmund Hamilton.