The Devouring Fire

by Vargo Statten, John Russell Fearn

The advent of space travel with a prototype spaceship using atomic propulsion ignites the Earth's upper atmosphere, causing hot invisible gases to sweep down and make contact with the Earth's surface. Every area touched becomes incandescent. A young scientist who foresees the catastrophe struggles to warn the authorities to take precautions to survive the coming catastrophe...

320 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 1951

About the author

Pseudonym for John Russell Fearn

Reviews

[Richard · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s a sci-fi story where space travel is impossible because of the Heayside layer or else the Van Allen belt. There’s no space aliens!