Salvamento no Espaço

by Cleve Cartmill, Eurico da Fonseca (Translator)

Cover artist: A. Pedro

Ruthless space-pirates... invisible alien enemies from outer space... When the Space Patrol couldn't handle it, they called on [Jake] Murchison and his crew.

Genres: Science Fiction

201 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1975

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun collection of six stories that were originally published 1949-'50 in a magazine edited by Sam Merwin, Jr., called Thrilling Wonder Stories. It's a very amusing group of adventures starring Jake Murchison and his crew of salvagers who always somehow succeed when the Space Patrol would fail. They're clever and well written puzzle-stories, good-hearted and fit for all Space Cadets!

[Jerry · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an old-fashioned space western, riding the wide open spaces, rescuing feisty damsels, fist-fights at the drop of an insult.

It also has a great sense of humor. The main character—who tells the story in first-person—can’t get into a fist-fight without getting knocked out immediately. Their biggest problems aren’t the “invisible alien enemies” promised on the cover (who never show up as far as I can tell, but who knows, they are invisible). Their biggest problems are dealing with bureaucratic red tape spun by the bad guys.

The back cover says that this was “never before in book form”, which, combined with the episodic nature of the chapters, leads me to suspect it was originally published serially in an older science fiction mag. It’s definitely a fun read.

[Phil Wheat · Rating 4 out of 5]

There were a whole series of books of this type - mystery-problem-solution. I always enjoyed this time when growing up and this was one of the ones that I still remember specifically.

[Alien]

(Alte Wertung: 4)

[Marko]

I have the german edition: Raum-Geier