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Operation: Outer Space is a science fiction novel by American writer Murray Leinster. It was first published in 1954 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 2,042 copies.

The novel concerns the first interstellar flight, financed by making it into a television... Read Full Overview

Jed Cochrane tried to be cynical as the helicab hummed softly through the night over the city. The cab flew at two thousand feet, where lighted buildings seemed to soar toward it from the canyons which were streets. Murray Leinster (June 16, 1896 - June 8, 1975) was the nom de... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: as that sickening feeling of free fall, but he grimly made himself think of it as soaring upward instead of dropping--which was the fact, too--and waited until the third-stage rockets boomed suddenly and went on and on and on.This was nearly normal acceleration;... Read Full Overview

Operation: Outer Space is a science fiction novel by American writer Murray Leinster. It was first published in 1954 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 2,042 copies.

The novel concerns the first interstellar flight, financed by making it into a television... Read Full Overview

Jed Cochrane tried to be cynical as the helicab hummed softly through the night over the city. The cab flew at two thousand feet, where lighted buildings seemed to soar toward it from the canyons which were streets.

Operation Outer Space is a thrilling science fiction classic that takes readers on a journey through the depths of space and the complexities of human relationships. Leinster's vivid and imaginative storytelling draws readers into a world of adventure, danger, and technological... Read Full Overview

American author Murray Leinster wrote the science fiction book Operation: Outer Space. The novel is "a fast-paced, caustic effort that is largely a parody on the future of mass communications," according to Galaxy critic Groff Conklin. Anthony Boucher complimented the satirical... Read Full Overview

Operation Outer Space is a thrilling science fiction classic that takes readers on a journey through the depths of space and the complexities of human relationships. Leinster's vivid and imaginative storytelling draws readers into a world of adventure, danger, and technological... Read Full Overview