Doomsday on Ajiat by Neil R. Jones

Doomsday on Ajiat by Neil R. Jones

A classic from the Golden Age of Science Fiction, Doomsday on Ajiat follows the legendary adventures of Professor Jameson—the last Earthman, whose brain now resides in an immortal metal body—and his crew of machine-men, the Zoromes. In this gripping installment, the Zoromes guide their spaceship to the planet Ajiat, a world shadowed by a binary star system and facing an imminent cosmic cataclysm. Instead of a simple survival story, the novel unfolds as a high-stakes rescue mission where the logic of machines clashes with the chaos of a dying world. Neil R. Jones, often credited with inspiring the concept of cryonics and influencing giants like Isaac Asimov, delivers a quintessential space opera filled with unique alien ecology, advanced technology, and the enduring philosophical questions of immortality.

Why You’ll Love This Book

You will dive into the history of the genre with one of the earliest and most influential depictions of cyborgs in science fiction. The story offers that distinct "sense of wonder" specific to 1930s-60s pulp sci-fi, focusing on exploration and alien encounters rather than modern cynicism. It is a must-read for collectors interested in the roots of the space opera subgenre and the legacy of the Professor Jameson series.