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Carey Rockwell
Lots Cave, Inc.
English
53,668 Words + Original Illustrations
EM1100004
The Space Pioneers
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet No.4
“Stand to, you rocket wash!”
A harsh, bull-
They saw a short, squat, heavily built man, wearing the scarlet uniform of the enlisted Solar Guard, staring down at them, his fists jammed into his hips and his feet spread wide apart. He stood there a moment, his sharp eyes flicking over the silent clusters, then slowly sauntered down the ramp toward them with a strangely light, catfooted tread.
“Form up! Column of fours!”
Almost before the echoes of the thunderous voice died down, the scattered groups of boys had formed themselves into four ragged lines along the platform.
The scarlet-
Every year, for the last ten years, he had met the trains at the monorail station. Every year, he had seen boys in their late teens, gathered from Earth, Mars and Venus, three planets millions of miles apart. They were dressed in many different styles of clothes; the loose flowing robes of the lads from the Martian deserts; the knee-
“All right now! Let's get squared away!” His voice was a little more friendly now. “My name's McKenny—Mike McKenny. Warrant Officer—Solar Guard. See these hash marks?”
He suddenly held out a thick arm that bulged against the tight red sleeve. From the wrists to the elbow, the lines of boys could see a solid corrugation of white V-
“Each one of these marks represents four years in space,” he continued. “There's ten marks here and I intend making it an even dozen! And no bunch of Earthworms is going to make me lose the chance to get those last two by trying to make a space monkey out of me!”
eBook SERIES: Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
Stand By For Mars! Danger In Deep Space On The Trail of the Space Pirates
The Space Pioneers The Revolt On Venus Treachery In Outer Space
Sabotage In Space The Robot Rocket
Classic Science Fiction at its best! The Tom Corbett adventures by Carey Rockwell in 1952 paved the way for the way for the sci-
Remember when rockets were shaped like javelins with fins and being a "space cadet" was a good thing?
"HASN'T ANYBODY FIGURED OUT WHY FOUR HUNDRED SHIPS CRASHED IN LANDING?" STRONG ASKED...!
Science Fiction, Tom Corbett, Space Cadet Academy, Action Sci-