The Black Star Passes - John W Campbell - Bog

A sky pirate armed with superior weapons of his own invention, first contact with an alien race dangerous enough to threaten the safety of two planets and the arrival of an unseen dark sun whose attendant marauders aimed at the very end of civilization in this Solar System. These were the first three challenges of many that tested the skill and minds of the brilliant team of scientist-astronauts Arcot, Wade, and Morey.