Spacefaring pirates pursued and attacked the Earth-ship Discoverer, commanded by Dexter Ames. The pirates’ ship formation indicated to Ames that they were not Inter-Planet patrol craft. The large, speedy cruisers looked like war craft. They were armed with proton guns on the sides, and their boarding parties were equipped with ray-pistols. They intended to put the Discoverer to use as a cargo ship, and turn its crew into slaves for the laboratories of Neptune.
Description Spacefaring pirates pursued and attacked the Earth-ship Discoverer, commanded by Dexter Ames. The pirates’ ship formation indicated to Ames that they were not Inter-Planet patrol craft. The large, speedy cruisers looked like war craft. They were armed with proton guns on the sides, and their boarding parties were equipped with ray-pistols. They intended to put the Discoverer to use as a cargo ship, and turn its crew into slaves for the laboratories of Neptune.
