Treasure of the Stars

Richard Blade #29

by Jeffrey Lord

The Space Race

Thrust into an advanced civilization where mountain lions glide across treetops, where flying machines soar through the skies, Blade again fights for survival in Dimension X.

Blade's daring rescue of the beautiful but ethereal Riyannah is his first startling contact with the planet's race. But Riyannah turns out to be an envoy to Targa from the utopian planet Kanan.

Planet Targa, which has run out of natural resources, is ruled by a Hitlerlike dictator, who intends to conquer interstellar space, then loot and pillage resources from other planets: He is fast developing the technology for the first spaceflight.

Racing against time, Blade unites with Riyannah and Targa's underground forces to prevent the dictator's first spaceflight--but will their small army be able to keep the formidable Targans out of space until the dictatorship is overthrown?

Genres: Fantasy, Pulp, Ebooks, Science Fiction, Adventure

183 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published November 1, 1978

About the author

A house pseudonym used by multiple authors including:
Manning Lee Stokes
Roland Green
Lyle Kenyon Engel
Ray Faraday Nelson
Richard D. Nolane
Christian Mantey
Arnaud Dalrune
Yves Chéraqui
Gerald Moreau
Paul Couturiau
Amelina Defontaine
Didier Le Gais
Yves Bulteau
Raymond Audemard
Nadine Monfils
Patrick Eris
Nemo Sandman

Reviews

[Clint Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Treasure of the Stars was my first introduction to the character of Richard Blade. It was also one of the first books I read in my spare time outside of school.

Imagine Conan the Barbarian mixed with James Bond, who must travel between dimensions to bring knowledge back to help strengthen Queen and country. Don't stop reading yet! That's just what happens in the first page or so of Book #1. After that it's nothing but violence and sex. Everything a growing boy needs.

The series is mostly just Blade thrown into random situations that involve him getting laid by a new girl every book while killing guys that his girlfriend doesn't like. Lots of fun; I own almost all of the 37 books in the series.

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[Charles · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is one of the few Blade books that I've read that was more SF than fantasy and I find that I prefer the fantasy quite a bit. This had some interesting scenes in it, especially early, but the middle part sagged quite a lot. At barely 180 pages it still felt too long at times.

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Richard Blade travels to new worlds and never fails to find danger and love. Good quick men's adventure read. Recommended