Old Teen Novel about Asteroid Mining

[rodion_herrera]

As Mandella pointed out, we're not even talking about the other book Has anyone read it (Rip Foster) yet? If so, anyone care to discuss their opinions/views about this book? Thanks

-RODION

 

[Mandella]

As Mandella pointed out, we're not even talking about the other book Has anyone read it (Rip Foster) yet? If so, anyone care to discuss their opinions/views about this book? Thanks

-RODION

I have to confess, and I consider myself *very* well read in Golden Age and Pulp science fiction, I have never heard of Rip Foster.

But since I helped threadjack, I will now go and fix that problem. Next time I post, it will be all about the Grey Planet...

EDIT: Oops. I took Rip Foster as the author, not part of the title. However, I have also never heard of Blake Savage...

 

[rodion_herrera]

"Blake Savage" is a name Harold L. Goodwin used when he wrote "Rip Foster..."

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_Foster_Rides_the_Gray_Planet"]Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

If you're familiar with the Rick Brant series of teen books (kinda like the "Hardy Boys" of pop sci-fi) then those are Goodwin's. Incidentally, it was in Rick Brant books that I first heard of the word "cybernetics."

-RODION

 

[PhantomCruiser]

I'll see if I can pick this up digitally. If you like the asteroid harvesting idea, I highly recommend Ben Bova "Asteroid War" series, it's part of his Grand Tour, but can be read separately.

The Precipice
The Rock Rats
The Silent War
The Aftermath

 

[orbitingpluto]

I picked up a hardcover copy of the Rip Foster book in a thrift shop years ago. Most of the mining happened in the last chapter, while the main character recovers from radiation poisoning and gets congratulated for flying an asteroid all the way from the belt to Earth orbit while the thinly veiled communist bad guys were dogging his every dv change.

I think it was a good book. Too short on mining, but the rest makes up for it.

 

[Mandella]

"Blake Savage" is a name Harold L. Goodwin used when he wrote "Rip Foster..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_Foster_Rides_the_Gray_Planet
-RODION

And now I place him...

Reading the book, two comments first off: 1) My, but the Scorpius is an unhappy ship, and 2) I'd still rather ride that one than one named the "Bolide."

:lol:

 

[mjessick]

I've read some of the 1950's books available on Gutenberg in the last few years, and Rodion's RIP Foster is now one of my favorites. Almost all of it seemed at least semi-plausable. I'm disapointed the author didn't end up writing a series with that setting and characters. :thumbup:

Maraming salamat, for pointing it out.

 

[rodion_herrera]

I've read some of the 1950's books available on Gutenberg in the last few years, and Rodion's RIP Foster is now one of my favorites. Almost all of it seemed at least semi-plausable. I'm disapointed the author didn't end up writing a series with that setting and characters. :thumbup:

Maraming salamat, for pointing it out.

You're welcome Glad you like it!

-RODION

 

[Donamy]

Loved it !!!! Thankyou for sharing. Now to think of an addon for it. :tiphat:

 

[rodion_herrera]

Loved it !!!! Thankyou for sharing. Now to think of an addon for it. :tiphat:

Glad you enjoyed it Don Yes and addon based on it could prove to be interesting

-RODION

 

[RGClark]

Thanks for that ref. on a fictional account of space mining. I'll give it a read.

Bob Clark