After a long search, the Space Patrol managed to discover the lair of the elusive pirate admiral, nicknamed the Spider. Everything is ready for a decisive blow to his base, but there is one obstacle: in the hands of the pirates are the movie star Melissa Welbridge, the heir to the financial empire Johnny Vandeleur and the brilliant scientist Jacob Hawley. Although the Spider demands a ransom for them, no one has any doubts - the ruthless criminal is not going to leave the hostages alive... Only one person can save them, and this person is you, the Major of the Space Patrol! If you are ready to go down to a little-studied and full of dangers planet , make your way to the pirate stronghold and, risking your life every second, try to find the captives, this book will open for you with a web of wicker paths, the sly winking of swamp lights and the unsolved mysteries of the Dead City... And on every page your own adventures will await you.