num_pages: 320
description: With the universe's wormholes collapsed, darkness has fallen across interstellar civilization, and superstition once again holds sway over the masses, until Dr. Karl Woodward, commander of the starship The Mountain, ventures to an uncharted world and into a terrifying confrontation with a ruthless gang of space pirates. Reprint.
language: English
title: Balshazzar's Serpent
titlecomplete: Balshazzar's Serpent (Three Kings, #1)
genres: Science Fiction
ratings_count: 150
series: Three Kings
publisher: Baen