Cover art by Paul Lehr
Miners in The Sky is a 1967 science fiction novel by American writer Murray Leinster.
Miners in The Sky is a 1967 science fiction novel by American writer Murray Leinster.
The rings around Thotmess, a gas giant in the system of the star Niletus where planets are called for Ancient Egyptian gods, is a completely lawless place. The only human inhabitants are rugged miners, riding small "donkey ships", who need to contend with both the harsh natural environment and fierce human competitors. "Claim jumping" is frequent and miners must be ready at any moment to take up a gun or a bazooka to defend their finds of "grey matrix in which abyssal crystals occur".
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