Mars McCoy and the Curse of the Star Lance

by James Palmer

Overview

A daring young space ace confronts a cosmic mystery aboard a derelict starship.

From James Palmer (Monster Earth) comes this award-nominated strange space tale.

Marshall "Mars" McCoy and his beautiful android co-pilot Betty-12 are finishing up a routine patrol when they encounter the impossible: The Star Lance, a top secret military vessel with classified weapons and drive that disappeared on its maiden voyage. Chased by space pirates who want the Star Lance's secrets, McCoy and Betty-12 board the derelict ship, and confront a cosmic mystery that will defy everything they know about time and space! Will they discover the secret of the Star Lance before every space pirate and rogue in the galaxy can get their hands on it? Find out in this rollicking pulp sci-fi adventure that was nominated for the 2014 New Pulp Award for Best Short Story!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940152289602
Publisher:	Mechanoid Press
Publication date:	08/15/2015
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	212 KB

About the Author

James Palmer has written articles, interviews, reviews, and fiction for Strange Horizons, The Internet Review of Science Fiction, Tangent Online, and others. His work has appeared in the New Pulp anthologies Gideon Cain: Demon Hunter, Blackthorn: Thunder on Mars, and the forthcoming Mars McCoy: Space Ranger volume 2. He also edited the forthcoming giant monster anthology Monster Earth, to be published in January 2013 by Mechanoid Press. A recovering comic book addict, James lives in Northeast Georgia with his wife and daughter.