| Stand by for Mars! by Carey Rockwell, Science Fiction, Adventure Contributor(s): Rockwell, Carey (Author) |
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ISBN: 1598182323 ISBN-13: 9781598182323 Publisher: Aegypan OUR PRICE: $23.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2006 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: When we hear a work has been written by person or persons unknown under a house pseudonym, was part of a series that ran simultaneously in the newspaper comics, on TV, on radio, and in cheesy-looking off-size paperback books, we feel safe we can assume that the content will be not just forgettable, but something we'll be better off forgetting. But work made for hire isn't "always" so awful, actually, or it didn't used to be, anyway. And in the case of the book you hold in your hands -- first in the "Tom Corbett" series by "Carey Rockwell" (whoever he was in real life) -- this book is really pretty damned neat. It's the tale of three young men who join the Solar Guard to serve as Space Cadets (yes, really! That's what the book calls them). It tells of the challenges that face them, and the way they triumph over adversity. Neat stuff! Read it now! |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When we hear a work has been written by person or persons unknown under a house pseudonym, was part of a series that ran simultaneously in the newspaper comics, on TV, on radio, and in cheesy-looking off-size paperback books, we feel safe we can assume that the content will be not just forgettable, but something we'll be better off forgetting. But work made for hire isn't "always" so awful, actually, or it didn't used to be, anyway. And in the case of the book you hold in your hands -- first in the "Tom Corbett" series by "Carey Rockwell" (whoever he was in real life) -- this book is really pretty damned neat. It's the tale of three young men who join the Solar Guard to serve as Space Cadets (yes, really That's what the book calls them). It tells of the challenges that face them, and the way they triumph over adversity. Neat stuff Read it now |
Contributor Bio(s): Rockwell, Carey: - "Written by unknown authors, under the pseudonym Carey Rockwell, with Willy Ley as technical advisor. Based upon the Tom Corbett - Space Cadet stories that were depicted in television, radio, books, comic books, comic strips and other media in the 1950s. The stories followed the adventures of Corbett, Astro, originally Roger Manning and later T.J. Thistle, cadets at the Space Academy as they train to become members of the Solar Guard. The action takes place at the Academy in classrooms and bunkrooms, aboard their training ship the rocket cruiser Polaris and on alien worlds, both within the solar system and in orbit around nearby stars." |
