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Lädt ... Sternfieber aka Lockende Sterne (The Lights in the Sky are Stars) (aka Project Jupiter) (1953)von Fredric Brown
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StardusterYes, I'm Max Andrews. I'm one of the guys who fought and bled and worked to get to Mars. I figure what I gave up in those early years gave me the right to pilot the next big jump.I've lied and stolen for that right. I'd have killed, too, but I didn't have to. Instead, I let a woman give her life so I could have my chance, my door to space.You think I'd stop at anything, now?I'll be on that rocket, blasting away on America's biggest adventure, the hop out into the stars themselves.Only Fred Brown could have written this deeply moving science fiction novel about one man's epic, life-long struggle to open mankind's pathway to the stars. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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One of Max’s friends, M’bassi, is the last of the Masai race (the rest were wiped out by a plague). He is taking a different route into space than Max. Whereas Max wants to send his body into space, followed by his mind, M’bassi wants to send his mind into space, and maybe his body will follow. One day, M’bassi is found lying on the floor of his apartment, successful in his quest.
America has started to explore the solar system, mostly out of fear of the Russians. With communism no longer a threat, and with no other compelling reason to go into space, Max is afraid that the bases on Mars and the Moon will be closed and mankind will retreat back to Earth. Max meets Ellen Gallagher, a newly elected member of the US Senate from California. Her pet project is a bill that would appropriate money to build a rocket to Jupiter. It takes time to get the bill through Congress, and signed by the President. Meantime, Max wants to get started so badly, he is practically jumping out of his skin. Finally, everything is ready.
A political appointee, William Whitlow, is named as Project Director. Max will be Deputy Director, with the day-to-day responsibility. By this time, Max and Ellen have totally fallen for each other, but she does not live to see the start of construction. Whitlow thinks it will take months to find and acquire an appropriate piece of land. A very thick package lands on his desk the next morning, from Max. It’s full of pictures, descriptions and legal documents for a perfect piece of land in the American Southwest. Just before construction is actually ready to start, a big and dark secret from Max’s past is revealed, one that imperils his participation in the project.
This is a real gem of a book. Anyone for whom space travel is a burning desire needs to read this story. The author does a fine job, and the big, dark secret is a surprise. Very much recommended. ( )