Spawning Ground

Captain Gwayne wakes aboard the starship Pandora on a fog-choked world that has already swallowed one Earth expedition and returned no answers. Tasked with overseeing a difficult colonial mission, he and Lieutenant Jane Corey watch over strange floating "blobs," glowing alien scrub, and seemingly harmless wildlife while trying to keep two reckless cadets from disappearing into the mist. But this planet is no ordinary outpost: buried ruins, a lost ship, and the uneasy sense that the world itself is watching suggest a deeper mystery beneath the routine of the mission. When the cadets stray into danger, Gwayne launches a desperate jeep pursuit into a gorge as a horde of savage, humanlike beings emerges from the fog, guided by an enormous leader with unnerving purpose. The blobs drift overhead like silent witnesses, the creatures use the terrain with eerie intelligence, and the rescue becomes a race against something far stranger than simple hostility. As Gwayne confronts the towering figure holding the boys, he uncovers a shocking truth about the planet's inhabitants—and a revelation that may determine humanity's future. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.