Rick Norman's best friend is dying, and there's only one place that might hold the answer: the mysterious planet Vulcan, where legend speaks of immortality. Against all warning, Rick rockets across the void to reach the Citadel of Death, a place from which no traveler has ever returned. What he finds there will test his courage, his friendship, and his very understanding of what it means to live forever. This is mid-century pulp science fiction at its most earnest, when stories were bold, stakes were absolute, and a man would cross galaxies for the person he loved. The prose crackles with the optimism and danger of an era when space still felt like the ultimate frontier. For readers who crave adventure with genuine heart, who want their science fiction with real peril and real feeling.
