Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 72 — page 152: what you’re looking at

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Book Reviews FICTION STEP TO THE STARS, by Lester Del Ray, published by Hutchinson & Co., 178-202 Great Portland Street, Lon- don, W.1, at 10s. 6d., is a juvenile which will appeal as much to grown-ups as to the youngsters. The story concerns the problems and perils of a youngster, Jim Stanley, eigh- teen years old, who is trying to work up to the level of mature men on the planet’s first space station. Fascinating details of the construction and opera- tion of this station are part and parcel of this tense and dramatic story, and the story breathes realism in every line. The author has taken great care to remain within the bounds of immediate scientific progress and has only used known methods; even the rocket fuels specified are in use today. | To dismiss this book as just another juvenile would be a mistake for all who have some knowledge of the prob- lems attending the building of a space station and who would like to know more. SEND FOR JOHNNY DANGER, by M.E. Patchett, published by Lutterworth Press, 4 Bouverie Street, Lon- don, E.C.4, at 6s. 6d., is another juvenile by an author who is recognised as one of the foremost writers in this field. It is an outright story of fast adventure with Johnny Dan- ger and his crew. Given com- mand of the first spaceship to reach the Moon, bad luck seems to be waiting for them on arrival. The trip through space is uneventful, but on the Moon itself disaster strikes and the ship is lost. Stranded, with little air and less hope, 151 comiclooks.corn