The Man Who Put Out the Sun

This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. Murray Leinster's The Man Who Put Out the Sun begins with a nightmare made scientific: on the morning of Inspector Hines's wedding, the sun simply does not rise, and New York wakes to a darkness that drives the power grid into panic. What first seems like an eerie local failure quickly proves global, as cities across Europe and Asia are swallowed by the same unnatural night, while Professor Albert Schaaf detects impossible heat readings and realizes a villainous force is at work. That force is Preston, who has weaponized the atmosphere itself, likely through the Heaviside Layer, to plunge the world into blackout and terror. As Hines and Schaaf race to protect Kathryn Bush and uncover Preston's plot, they expose forged messages, armed impostors, and a concealed bomb, then trace the crisis to a hidden island stronghold. There, a darkness-beam destroys attacking bombers with terrifying ease, forcing a retreat and prompting Hines to marshal ships, trains, Marines, and heavy artillery for a massive assault on Metinic Island. Yet even as the world freezes, wildlife suffers, and civilization strains under endless night, Schaaf fears Preston has prepared one last counterstroke in this tense blend of science fiction, suspense, and military action.