Tom Corbett Space Cadet Classic Edition 2

The classic 1950's space adventures are back! Tom Corbett, Roger Manning, and Astro were attending Space Academy, in a TV series that sparked novels, comic strips, and merchandise. This edition is from January 1954, "Spaceship Graveyard": While patrolling the Saturn run the Polaris is wreaked by Space Junk and the cadets float to a planetoid with a magnetic graveyard.

This is the seminal novel of a young man's education as a member of an elite, paternalistic non-military organization of leaders dedicated to preserving human civilization, the Solar Patrol, a provocative parallel to Heinlein's famous later novel, Starship Troopers (which is about the military). Only the best and brightest--the strongest and the most courageous--ever manage to become Space Cadets, at the Space Academy. They are in training to be come part of the elite guard of the solar system, accepting missions others fear, taking risks no others dare, and upholding the peace of the solar system for the benefit of all. But before Matt Dodson can earn his rightful place in the ranks, his mettle is to be tested in the most severe and extraordinary ways--ways that change him forever, from the midwestern American boy into a man of the Solar Patrol. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

From April 1953, "The Smugglers of the Moon" : Pirates using the moon as a hideout,capture the cadets. The cadets find a world within the Moon with people only 4 1/2 ft tall.

From April 1954,"The World of Deep Waters": Unknown code is received from the Sirius star system indicating no life was found on the 3rd planet, EARTH!!!

The classic space hero from the 1950s returns in an all-new, four-issue limited series. The classic space heroes from the 1950s are back in a four-issue limited series. Tom, Roger and Astro take the remains of the robot they encountered last issue to Mars for analysis. Using an experimental memory probe, they learn that the robot is not extra-terrestrial but is still a deadly threat to humanity!

From January 1953, "Lost Race of Assorians": Prof Thornton lost on Mars. Cadets and Martian Picpup search and find the Prof, a lost city and the outlaws of Bor Borito.

This volume collections 10 young adult science fiction novels: 7 in the Tom Corbett, Space Cadet series, plus Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet, by Blake Savage; Star Born, by Andre Norton; and The Secret of the Ninth Planet, by Donald A. Wollheim. And don't forget to search this ebook store for more entries in the Megapack series, covering science fiction, fantasy, mystery, adventure, ghost stories, and much, much more!

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