Hunters Out of Space

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Gutenberg ID

25270

Title

Hunters Out of Space

Language

en

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In a timeless Kansas night, Dr. Jack Odin receives a mysterious gift from the enigmatic Ato and Wolden, beings who have mastered time and space. This science fiction adventure follows Odin's descent into a vast cavern where he discovers a manuscript detailing a cosmic struggle against the tyrant Grim Hagen. Blending medieval fantasy with futuristic space opera, the tale explores themes of immortality, the cost of conquest, and the enduring human spirit against the relentless march of time.

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In Joseph E. Kelleam's *Hunters Out of Space*, Dr. Jack Odin finds his quiet life in Kansas disrupted by Ato and Wolden, entities who have collapsed time and space into a single dimension. They deliver a manuscript from Odin's old friend, also named Jack Odin, chronicling a descent into a Texas cavern. Inside, the protagonist navigates treacherous ledges and endless sand, eventually reaching a vast underground world where he meets Nea. She offers him a world of his own and immortality, but Odin refuses, choosing the vagrant life of a dreamer over static eternity. The narrative shifts to the planet Aldebaran, where Odin and his crew, led by Ato, confront Grim Hagen. Hagen has enslaved a peaceful civilization for nineteen years, aging rapidly while his enemies travel through time. Upon arrival, Odin finds Hagen aged and hardened, ruling over a prosperous but oppressed society. After a tense standoff involving the destruction of Hagen's slave ships and the liberation of the populace, a final battle ensues. Odin kills Grim Hagen, saving the enslaved people and the timeline. In the aftermath, the survivors rebuild a new city on the planet of the Lorens. Ato considers joining Ato and Wolden in a timeless, dimensionless existence, but Odin and Maya choose to remain in the physical world, accepting the blows of time and mortality. The story concludes with Odin writing his final notes, reflecting on the passage of centuries while his friends travel through space, and expressing his contentment with a peaceful life as a country doctor, having secured a future for his family and the liberated worlds.

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• Science Fiction