Episode
When Villains Owned Their Own Planet
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- Feb 4, 2026
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- 780
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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/when-villains-owned-their-own-planet . A 1932 sci-fi classic republished on HackerNoon reveals a villain’s mobile asteroid base, exploring early ideas of space habitats and rogue science. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism . You can also check exclusive content about #science-fiction , #hackernoon-books , #project-gutenberg , #astounding-stories , #astounding-stories-march-1932 , #ebooks , #anthony-gilmore-sci-fi , #public-domain-sci-fi , and more. This story was written by: @astoundingstories . Learn more about this writer by checking @astoundingstories's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . In Soil, a 1932 chapter from Astounding Stories of Super-Science, readers encounter a chilling sci-fi concept: a self-contained asteroid base drifting through space. Dr. Ku Sui’s mobile world blends megastructure engineering, secrecy, and psychological dominance—anticipating later space-station and asteroid-habitat ideas. Republished in HackerNoon’s public domain Book Series.