Space
Cadet, Scribner's, 1948
The two cadets Matt and Tex undergo training for the
Interplanetary
Patrol in Colorado, in space, and on actual patrol. Following some
violent
physical tests to see whether a candidate is able to undergo the
rigorous
environment of space, the cadets go training in the school ship As
a part
of their traing, Matt and Tex travel as junior officers in the
Venus jungles.
Red
Planet, Scribner's, 1949
Jim Marlowe, a teenaged Mars colonist, takes his pet Willis, a
Martian
bouncer, away to school with him. The principal impounds Willis,
since
pets are not allowed at school. Jim rescues Willis. He runs away
from school
with him and his friend Frank. After a wild cross-country
trek which
includes a visit to a Martian building, the three are able to
thwart a
plot to prevent the colonists from making their annual migration.
Thanks
to Willis's ability to record exactly voices and words he has
heard, the
colonists revolt against the plan, not wishing to live through an
extremely
cold Martian winter in high latitudes.
Farmer
in the Sky, Scribner's, 1950
Emigration to Ganymede and the opportunity to homestead is the
choice
of Bill and his family. The flight out is long, and disappointment
greets
Bill when the colonists discover that land and equipment are not
ready.
Bill is lucky to be assigned an early plot and begins the process
of making
soil. In spite of the setback of a massive quake, Bill decides to
continue
farming rather than return to Earth for further schooling
(serialized as
SatelliteScout,
Boys Life, August, September, October, November 1950.)
Between
Planets, Scribner's, 1951
Don's parents suddenly order him to join them on Mars with
explicit
orders for him to bring an odd plastic ring of no apparent value.
He leaves
his school on Earth for the space station where's he's to catch
his ship.
He meets and befriends a Venus 'dragon', Sir Isaac Newton. His
ship is
intercepted by Venus, and Don finds himself shipped to Venus.
There he
finds work washing dishes. Several attempts are made to steal the
ring.
Then Earth armed forces land and pillage the town. Don joins the
Venus
army and reports to no other but Sir Isaac. The ring contains the
clue
to a scientific discovery that has been secretely made on Earth.
With this
knowledge they are able to bulild an ultrafast ship and weapons to
force
Earth to relinquish control of the planets.(serialized as Planets
in
Combat, Blue Book, September, October 1951.)
The
Rolling Stones, Scribner's, 1952
The Stone family, at the instigation of the twins, Castor and
Pollux,
reconditions a spaceship as a family yacht, The Rolling Stone, and
embarks
on various adventures, including selling used bikes on Mars and
flat cats
in the asteroids. (serialized as Tramp Space Ship, Boy's
Life,
September, Ocrober, November, December 1952.)
Starman
Jones, Scribner's, 1953
This the story of Max Jones's rise from a hillbilly runaway to an
acting
captain of a starship. It's a phenomenal memory that retains all
the astrogator's
tables needed for astro-navigation that makes Max's rise possible,
together
witg the cunning of Sam, an older man who befriends the runaway
and gets
him onboard the Asgard with fake credentials.
The
Star Beast, Scribner's, 1954
John Thomas Stuart XI has a pet - Lummox - brought back from a
space
trip by an ancestor. Lummie began as a tiny pet, but over
the generations
(by earth's standards) has grown huge, and is always in
trouble.
Lummies race locates him and demands his return. Mr. Kiku,
Under-Secretary
for Spatial Affairs, discovers that Lummox has no wish to leave
for his
native planet without his pet, John Thomas. He, she
rather, has
been raising John Thomases for generations, and is not looking
forward
to a change. (serialized as Star Lummox, The Magazine
of Fantasy
& Science Fiction, May, June, July 1954.)
Tunnel
in the Sky, Scribner's, 1955
Stranded on an unknown world, that's where Rod Walker and his
classmates
find themselves as part of a survival test. They are are forced to
make
their own laws and rules. By the time the new society is viable
and children
are born, the group is rescued and returned to Earth, Rod and the
others
being forced back into teen roles.
Time
for the Stars, Scribner's, 1956
Tom and Pat, being identical twins, are found to be telepathically
linked when tested by the Long Range Foundation. Tom is the one to
go to
the stars on a torch ship and keep up mental contact with his
brother Pat
remaining on Earth. At almost light speed time is slowed
enormously on
the Lewis & Clark due to time dilatation, as Einstein showed.
Tom stays
young, Pat grows old. Eventually, Tom can no longer contact his
brother,
but is able to get in touch with Pat's daughter. Later he contacts
Pat's
granddaughter, and finally his great-granddaughter Vicki. Tom's
ship explores
some new world's, but finally can't go on. Tom is rescued by the
first
faster-than-light ship. Coming back to Earth he meets his old
brother Pat,
and finds unexpected romance.
Citizen
of the Galaxy, Scribner's, 1957
Thorby is a slave, abducted as an infant and suffering a slave's
mistreatment
for years. On Sargon he is sold to Baslim, a beggar, who treats
him well.
frees him, adopts him, and teaches him a beggar's tricks. Thorby
slowly
comes to know that Baslim is an intelligence agent in disguise, in
a war
against slavery. Baslim's work is discovered, and he is murdered.
Thorby
finds his way to the Free Traders, according to instructions
Baslim put
in his mind. He joins them and learns their ways. Then he is taken
to the
Guard and enlisted. Then he is identified being the lost heir to
one of
Earth's most powerful and rich families, thus has got the
resources to
fight slavery.
(serialized in Astounding Science Fiction, September,
October,
November, December 1957.)
Have
Space Suit--Will Travel, Scribner's, 1958
Kip Russell, still at high school, wants to go to the Moon. He
wins
a second-hand space suit in a contest, and travels the galaxy with
the
help of extraterrestrials. On his return, he still has not visited
the
Moon. He is eager to get a good education, and more patient about
a visit
to the Moon. (serialized in The Magazine of Fantasy &
Science Fiction,
August, September, October 1958.)
Podkayne
of Mars, Putnam, 1963
Sixteen-year-old Podkayne is a girl from Mars who has always
wanted
to visit Earth.Her dream comes true, when her uncle invites her
and her
brother toEarth. Their trip comes to an unexpected end on Venus.
Amid the
chaos of planetary intrigue, Podkayne debates about her career
choices,
whether to become a starship captain or a creche engineer.
(serialized
in If, November 1962; January, March 1963.)