Transcriber's Note: Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. The 3-dot ellipsis has been retained as in the original. p. 1 p. 1 A Million Miles Beyond the Moon... ... Nelson and Ramos sped on toward Mars in their tiny plastic-bubble spacecraft. They were on the alert—it didn't pay to take anything for granted in the Big Vacuum.... The way between the worlds was mostly empty space—except for the outlaws of the void who drifted, patiently and vengefully waiting for a victim, then struck! Nelsen and Ramos tensed—blips on the radar screen! Maybe meteors... More blips—and fist-sized chunks of rock flicked through their fragile vehicles. Air puffed out ... and Nelson and Ramos were fighting for their lives... ... A Million Miles Beyond the Moon! p. 2 p. 2 p. 3 p. 3 THE PLANET STRAPPERS Raymond Z. Gallun PYRAMID BOOKS, 444 Madison Avenue, New York 22, New York p. 4 p. 4