Work

Jay Score

Eric Frank Russell · 1941short story

Genre
- science fiction
Theme
- robots
- survival
Place
- spaceship
- venus & inner planets
Time
- near future
Tone
- tense
Audience
- adult

Also present

Themealiens
Toneadventurous

A freight rocket to venus is damaged by a meteoroid which puts it on a collision course with the sun. The titular pilot volunteers to save the ship in what appears to be a suicide mission.

Source · ISFDB CC BY 4.0

Placement

Jay Score / Marathon — #1
contained in Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: 2nd Seriesanthology
contained in Major Ingredientscollection
contained in Men, Martians and Machinescollection
contained in The Best of Eric Frank Russellcollection
contained in The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 3, 1941anthology