Fox B. Holden 1 hr 38 min read

Kane is a man of a hundred planets, warrior-mechanic and memory-king of knowledgeless worlds, savior to millions, maniac to the ruling few, who throw a dragnet over the stars to stop the heretic.

Fox B. Holden's 1954 Planet Stories tale is a rousing post-apocalyptic space opera. Vivid, driven golden-age pulp. Read it for a colorful pulp adventure where a lone rebel with forbidden knowledge fights to save a decaying tech-galaxy from the rulers who would rather see it fall than change.

In its time

Published in 1954, during the 1950s, post-war optimism meets cold war anxiety.

Reading it

1 hr 38 min read (a novella, a full arc in one sitting or two).

Illustrated by

Kelly Freas