# The Black Star Passes — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Black Star Passes by John W. Campbell.

- [The Black Star Passes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/the-black-star-passes.md): The chapter details the aftermath of the great space battle and the Nigran retreat, followed by an epilogue that reflects on the consequences and the future.
- [Book I: Piracy Preferred](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/book-i-piracy-preferred.md): The chapter introduces the mysterious attack on an airliner, which leads to the investigation by Robert Arcot and President Arthur Morey. They uncover the pirate's method through film evidence and begin designing the Sol
- [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/prologue.md): In the year 2126, a transcontinental airliner carrying over three thousand passengers and a shipment of negotiable securities is mysteriously attacked mid-flight. All aboard are rendered unconscious by an unknown gas, bu
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/i.md): Robert Arcot and his friend Morey discuss the mysterious 'Pirate' who has been robbing airliners. They devise a plan to catch him by taking a flight to San Francisco with a hidden camera and gas sample bottles. During th
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/ii.md): Arcot demonstrates a portable invisibility device based on short-wave radio principles, revealing the pirate's method. The group discusses the commercial and military potential of the invention, and plans to build a ship

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- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [Book II: Solarite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/book-ii-solarite.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [Book III: The Black Star Passes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/book-iii-the-black-star-passes.md)
- [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/prologue.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/epilogue.md)

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