The spaceship is called the Star Treader, which has a crew of fourteen. The crew has a five-year galaxy-policing mission, which is completed with many challenges along the way but costs some lives. They hail from five different planets and take their religious faith seriously as they call on God to help them deal with impossible difficulties such as space pirates, intelligent nuclear spiders, AI viruses, fighting transdimensional beings, and rescuing energy beings who are friends. They run into political shenanigans that almost cost them their lives. They find friends in unexpected places. Overall, the combination of adventure, faith, and camaraderie presented in the exploits of Captain Christopher Comet and the Intergalactic Patrol is an exciting glimpse into the world of the future.

It is a quiet morning at Stardust Space Station. Captain Comet and Spanner the robot see a flashing light. What could it be? Includes full-color illustrations and author profile. Chapter Book: 5 chapters.

It was a quiet morning at the Stardust Space Station until Captain Comet and Spanner the robot see a flashing light.

This is our second (of three) collections of Space Patrol stories by "Eando Binder" (Otto O. Binder). Starting with the February, 1946 issue, every issue of Captain Marvel Adventures included a 2-page short story featuring Lt. Jon Jarl of the Space Patrol. These juvenile space operas -- designed to appeal to kids -- featured daring-do by a two-fisted young member of the Space Patrol. In a solar system where seemingly every planet and moon can support life and the asteroid belt harbors numerous space pirates and criminals, Jon Jarl always seems to save the day. If you've seen the early TV adventures of Captain Video and His Video Rangers, Space Patrol, or Tom Corbett, Space Cadet -- which were clearly influenced by Binder's writing (as well as the shared universe of "space opera" that had been developed in Amazing Stories magazine under editor Ray Palmer) -- you will know what you're in for...a ride into the Wild West of outer space, where physics and logic never get in the way of a good story! Includes 30 short stories.

Spanner the robot, Captain Comet and Captain Stella have been watching a scary film. Just then, the space scanner starts bleeping. What can it be? Includes full-color illustrations and author profile. Chapter Book: 5 chapters.

This meticulously edited Sci-Fi Collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Jules Verne: From the Earth to the Moon Around the Moon Off on a Comet H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds Percy Greg: Across the Zodiac Gustavus W. Pope: Journey to Mars Journey to Venus David Lindsay: A Voyage to Arcturus Edward Everett Hale: The Brick Moon Stanley G. Weinbaum: A Martian Odyssey Valley of Dreams H. Beam Piper: The Terro-Human Future History Series: Uller Uprising Four-Day Planet The Cosmic Computer Space Viking The Return Omnilingual The Edge of the Knife The Keeper Graveyard of Dreams Ministry of Disturbance Oomphel in the Sky A Slave is a Slave Naudsonce Little Fuzzy Philip K. Dick: Second Variety The Variable Man Adjustment Team The Hanging Stranger The Eyes Have It The Skull Mr. Spaceship E. E. "Doc" Smith: Triplanetary First Lensman Galactic Patrol Second Stage Lensmen The Vortex Blaster or, Masters of the Vortex The Skylark of Space Skylark Three Spacehounds of IPC The Galaxy Primes Subspace Survivors Imperial Stars Masters of Space Murray Leinster: Murder Madness The Wailing Asteroid The Forgotten Planet Creatures of the Abyss Operation Terror The Pirates of Ersatz The Fifth-Dimension Catapult The Fifth-Dimension Tube (Sequel) Fritz Leiber: The Big Time The Creature from Cleveland Depths The Night of the Long Knives A Hitch in Space A Pail of Air The Moon is Green Richard Stockham: Perchance to Dream Irving E. Cox: The Guardians Frederik Pohl: Search the Sky Edwin Lester Arnold: Gulliver of Mars John Jacob Astor: A Journey to Other Worlds

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