Beyond Thirty

Lieutenant Jefferson Turck is a naval officer from Pan-America, the unified supercontinent and dominant world power of the 22nd Century. Though he is only twenty-one, he is greatly respected by the crew of the aero-submarine Coldwater. Coming from a long line of soldiers and sailors, Turck longs for adventure. But in the year 2137, such exploration outside of the Pan-American regions is forbidden. Merely crossing beyond a line on a map is considered treason punishable by death. The globe between 30° W. and 175° W. is a mystery except for tall tales and ancient histories. When equipment failures befall the Coldwater the ship veers dangerously close to the "dead line." Violent storms worsen the situation, and tensions rise as some sailors fear danger on the other side or punishment from their own government. In the midst of it all, Turck feels only a sense of excitement-what lies beyond thirty? The ship's captain and a small complement of sailors set out to find help anywhere they can, and end up in a land that is far from what they expected. Perfect for readers who crave classic science fiction adventure with forbidden exploration and military intrigue! Burroughs masterfully combines dystopian world-building with pulse-pounding action as a young naval officer risks everything to uncover the mysteries of a changed world. The source for this public-domain ebook is Standard Ebooks (standardebooks.org). Ebooks from other sources often have typos, inconsistent spelling, missing accent marks, and missing punctuation. Ebooks from Standard Ebooks are proofread line by line against a scan of the original printed pages, then proofread again from cover to cover. They are also formatted and typeset following a professional-grade style manual, resulting in new editions supporting state-of-the-art ereader technology: automatic hyphenation, popup footnotes, complete and consistent metadata, high-resolution and scalable vector graphics, and ereader-compatible tables of contents. All of this makes the finished ebooks accurate, functional, and beautiful, a pleasure to read. (Waking Lion Press is not affiliated with or endorsed by Standard Ebooks.)