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THE SECRET IN THE SKY



A Doc Savage Adventure by Kenneth Robeson



(Originally published in "Doc Savage Magazine" for May 1935. Bantam Books reprint November 1967)



BACK COVER



To the world at large, Doc Savage is a strange, mysterious figure of glistening bronze skin and golden eyes. To his amazing co-adventurers - the five greatest brains ever assembled in one group - he is a man of superhuman strength and protean genius, whose life is dedicated to the destruction of evil-doers. To his fans he is the greatest adventure hero of all time, whose fantastic exploits are unequaled for hair-raising thrills, breathtaking escapes and bloodcurdling excitement.



The Secret in the Sky



A ball of fire streaks across the heavens leaving death and ruin in its wake. A machine of terror that cannot be halted. An amazing intelligence capable of rendering an entire continent barren ... All America trembles as Doc Savage grapples with the most awesome challenge of his astonishing career!







Chapter 1



THE FRIEND WHO DIED





THE matter of Willard Spanner was almost unbelievable. It was too preposterous. The newspapers publishing the story were certain a mistake had been made somewhere. True, this was the Twentieth Century, the age of marvels. But - then -



At exactly noon, the telephone buzzer whirred in Doc Savage's New York skyscraper headquarters. Noon, straight up, Eastern Standard Time.