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Hanging by a Thread

Randall Garrett

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Hanging by a Thread

Randall Garrett

Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Short Stories

The Persephone is dying in the void between worlds. A speck of debris, smaller than a man's fist, has torn through the cargo vessel's hull and ignited a catastrophic chain of failures. Now the crew floats in the darkness, running out of air, out of time, and out of hope. Their emergency screamers should call for rescue, but the devices have a design flaw that renders them useless when they need them most. Into this crisis steps Jayjay Kelvin: a businessman, an avid reader, a man whose mind works in unexpected ways. While hardened spacemen accept their fate, Jayjay sees possibilities where others see only disaster. His unconventional solution, a makeshift tool crafted from nothing, becomes their only lifeline. The story delivers what classic SF does best: the sheer thrill of a clever mind applied to impossible odds. This is a tale about the quiet power of intellect, about leadership that inspires rather than commands, about human beings refusing to surrender when there's still a thread to grasp.

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A science fiction short story written during the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around the crew of the interplaneta...

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Hanging is killing a person by suspending them from the neck with a noose or ligature. Hanging has been a standard metho...

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