In a future rife with societal unease, Frederick West is an outcast. Marked by mutation, he craves escape. His path leads him to the fringes of the solar system, to Pluto, a quarantined world shrouded in mystery. Earth severed ties with Pluto after a cryptic message, a chilling threat, emanated from its icy plains. Yet, West feels an irresistible pull. Aboard his ramshackle ship, he carries a strange request: to deliver a peculiar creature named Annabelle. Will Pluto offer sanctuary, or unearth a terrifying secret? Will West find acceptance among the ostracized scientists who now call Pluto home? Unravel the haunting enigma of "The Call from Beyond" by Clifford D. Simak.
Science fiction & fantasy