Operation: Peril #4

Dr. Tom Redfield launches a spaceship to dispose of radioactive waste on the moon, but sabotage by the scientist Dr. Volka sends him—and Peggy Foster—hurtling far beyond Earth, crash-landing on Saturn where they discover Volka is actually the Supreme Overlord of an alien civilization preparing to conquer the world. Trapped in a hostile realm where flying saucers are revealed as the "rings" circling the planet, Tom and Peggy must navigate a world of enslaved creatures and ancient rivalries to survive what awaits them.

At Caistor Castle in Norfolk—one of England's most haunted fortresses—a sinister omen precedes every death among its residents: the appearance of a phantom coach driven by a headless coachman, who races through the castle gates to point at his next victim. Before the day ends, that doomed soul always perishes, and now the specter has returned to claim another. A resident of the castle witnesses the impossible apparition and must grapple with the horrifying knowledge of what's to come.

Set in 1573, this tale follows Peter van der Mey, a Dutch carpenter defending the besieged town of Alkmaar against Spanish forces under General Alva—who's determined to starve the town into submission. When the defenders face an impossible choice between flooding the countryside or surrendering, van der Mey devises a cunning plan to infiltrate the Spanish camp and plant false orders that could change the course of the siege. It's a sharp reminder that sometimes a quick mind and courage matter more than weapons or armies.