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Tom Corbett - Space Cadet was one of the first multimedia sensations. In the 1950s
the character had his own radio show, TV series, comic book, breakfast cereal, and a
line of young-adult novels. A cross between "Tom Brown's School Days" and Horatio
Hornblower (and loosely based upon Robert A. Heinlein's novel "Space Cadet"), the
books follow the adventures of Tom and his friends Roger Manning and Astro as they
work their way through Space Academy to become officers of the Solar Guard. Along
the way they tangle with space pirates, smugglers, and the threat of demerits for
breaking the rules.

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In this volume, we learn how the Polaris Unit first came together -- and how they
almost washed out before they got off the ground -- and how their first mission w

mission went from a training maneuver, to a rescue, to a struggle to survive in the
Martian deserts.

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The authorship of the novels remains unknown -- the credited name, "Carey
Rockwell" was a pseudonym created by the publisher -- although the most likely
candidates are Joseph Greene (who created the character) and Richard Jessup (who
wrote for the TV and radio shows).

(Summary by Sean O'Hara)

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Cover picture by book. Copyright expired in U.S., Canada, EU. and all countries with author’s
life +70 yrs laws. Cover design by Annise. This design is in the public domain.

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