Operation: Outer Space
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| Operation: Outer Space | |
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 Dust-jacket from the first edition |
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| Author(s) | Murray Leinster |
| Cover artist | John T. Brooks |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Fantasy Press |
| Publication date | 1954 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 208 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
| OCLC Number | 1561287 |
Operation: Outer Space is a science fiction novel by author Murray Leinster. It was first published in 1954 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 2,042 copies.
[edit] Plot introduction
The novel concerns the first interstellar flight, financed by making it into a television show.
[edit] Reception
Galaxy reviewer Groff Conklin praised the novel as "a fast-paced, sardonic job that is primarily a satire on the future of mass communications."[1] Anthony Boucher similarly praised the novel's satirical elements, although he found that "a slight lack of genuine bite and emotion" kept the novel "from being a front-ranker."[2] P. Schuyler Miller reported that "It's no classic, but it's good reading."[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf", Galaxy Science Fiction, March 1955, p.97
- ^ "Recommended Reading," F&SF, February 1955, pp.97.
- ^ Miller, P. Schuyler. "The Reference Library," Astounding Science-Fiction, August 1955, pp.150-51.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd.. pp. 240.
- Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 708. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. pp. 243. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
