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Jorden, 2054
Indeholder "1. Jackpot to Space", "2. Good-by to Gravity", "3. 'The Morning Star'", "4. A Plague of Pirates", "5. Star Turn", "6. Hospital in Space", "7. World of Monsters", "8. Into the Abyss", "9. The Shot from the Moon", "10. Radio Satellite", "11. Starlight Hotel", "12. The Long
Drengen Roy Malcolm har læst en masse om rumfart og vinder som 16-årig en rejse i en rumquiz. Han vælger som rejsemål "Inner Station", som er en rumstation i under 1000 kms højde over Jorden. Quiz-lederen Elmer Schmitz forsøger at tale ham fra det, men Roys onkel er sagfører og har givet gode råd. Så han kommer med en fragtraket med piloten Captain Jones op til rumstationen, hvor lederen Commander Doyle byder velkommen. Han er benamputeret efter en ulykke på Merkur og har også nogle synlige ar efter en mere almindelig motorcykelulykke. Der er ca 100 ombord på rumstationen. Og en hel del unge under oplæring. En af dem, en canadier Tim Benton, tager sig pænt af Roy og viser ham hele rumstationen, også lidt af den udenfor. Et stykke væk er hotel-delen af rumstationen. Den bruger rotation til at give kunstig tyngdekraft og er ikke i forbindelse med den anden del. De er bare ret tæt på hinanden. Norman Powell er klassens klovn og fortæller vilde historier og laver practical jokes med de andre. Roy følger undervisningen sammen med de andre og Commander Doyle underviser i hvordan man klarer en større læk. Under timen opstår en større læk, men en af drengene Karl Hasse bliver siddende roligt, for han har gennemskuet at det er en del af undervisningen. Tæt ved rumstationen ligger et gammelt rumskib "Morning Star" som var det første rumskib til at besøge Venus. Rumaspiranterne prøver at holde det vedlige for at lære en masse uden at have en underviser i nakken hele tiden. De ser også tv-serien "Dan Drummond, Space Detective" selv om den jo ikke har meget med deres virkelighed at gøre. Og dog? Et rumskib, Cygnus, er lidt mystisk, så et par af dem sniger sig ombord og ser at der er masser af mærkelige våben. Men det viser sig nu at være beregnet på optagelser til en rigtig rumfilm med helten Tex Duncan i hovedrollen. Filmselskabet hedder Twenty-First Century, men optagelserne er ved at ende med at Tex Duncan bliver svitset i koncentreret solstråling fra et kæmpespejl. Han slipper dog med skrækken, fordi Commander Doyle griber ind i sidste øjeblik.
Længere ude end "Inner Station" finder vi vejrsatellitter, et rumhospital og tre geostationære relæ-stationer. Doyle må bruge "Morning Star" til et medicinsk akut-tilfælde og Roy spiller dum og kommer med på turen. Doyle vil dog ikke tage turen tilbage med det gamle rumskib, så det bliver liggende ved hospitalet en måneds tid for at blive gået grundigt efter i sømmene. Mens Roy og Tim er på hospitalsstationen, forvilder de sig ind i et laboratorium, hvor Cuthbert giver dem en god forskrækkelse, for det er en lille amøbe, en hydra, som i nulgravitation er blevet dyrket til kæmpestørrelse. Der er også bananfluer i spurvestørrelse og den slags. Inden afgangen, på vej tilbage fra hospitalet, går noget helt galt med iltforsyningen, Det bliver opdaget og udbedret, men piloten kommer alligevel til at taste galt, så de bliver sendt væk fra Jorden i stedet for mod Jorden. Inden de opdager det, når Commander Doyle at fortælle hvordan han på den første Merkur-ekspedition opdagede en stor edderkoppeagtig livsform. Den kastede en sten efter ham, der ødelagde varmesystemet i hans rumdragt, så det var med nød og næppe han kom tilbage til Jorden og begge hans ben er stadig på Merkur!
Pilotens fejltagelse bliver opdaget, men de er nødt til at få sendt ekstra brændstof op fra Månen for at kunne korrigere. Det sker med en magnetkanon. På vejen tilbage får Roy lov at kigge med på radarskærmene og opdager et gammelt rumskib med radioaktivt affald. Det ramte ved siden af Månen i 1981 og har været i en ukendt bane siden, men nu kan det blive samlet op og uskadeliggjort.
Commander Doyle har ikke været helt utilfreds med Roy, så han lover at give sine anbefalinger, hvis Roy om et par år skulle få lyst til at søge ind som rumaspirant. På vej tilbage til Jorden skal Roy opholde sig på rumhotellet lidt for at vænne sig til tyngdekraften igen. Her møder han John Moore og hans to søstre Ruby og May, som alle tre er på vej til Jorden fra kolonien på Mars. De er født der og skal til Jorden for at få en højere uddannelse der.
Roy tænker at Commander Doyle kommer til at kigge forgæves efter ham, for Mars lyder mere tillokkende.
En drengebog, men med gode overvejelser over hvad der vil kunne lade sig gøre i 1952 + 100 år. Langdistancefly og massiv brug af helikoptere. Folk, der har været et par gange på Mars, en gang på Venus og talløse gange på Månen. Lægecheck inden en rumtur. Nedtælling, autopilot, længde af turen, G-påvirkninger. Tilkobling til rumstation. Rumstationens indretning. Teknisk set er fortællingen bestemt bestået.
Indeholder "1. Jackpot to Space", "2. Good-by to Gravity", "3. 'The Morning Star'", "4. A Plague of Pirates", "5. Star Turn", "6. Hospital in Space", "7. World of Monsters", "8. Into the Abyss", "9. The Shot from the Moon", "10. Radio Satellite", "11. Starlight Hotel", "12. The Long
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Fall Home".Drengen Roy Malcolm har læst en masse om rumfart og vinder som 16-årig en rejse i en rumquiz. Han vælger som rejsemål "Inner Station", som er en rumstation i under 1000 kms højde over Jorden. Quiz-lederen Elmer Schmitz forsøger at tale ham fra det, men Roys onkel er sagfører og har givet gode råd. Så han kommer med en fragtraket med piloten Captain Jones op til rumstationen, hvor lederen Commander Doyle byder velkommen. Han er benamputeret efter en ulykke på Merkur og har også nogle synlige ar efter en mere almindelig motorcykelulykke. Der er ca 100 ombord på rumstationen. Og en hel del unge under oplæring. En af dem, en canadier Tim Benton, tager sig pænt af Roy og viser ham hele rumstationen, også lidt af den udenfor. Et stykke væk er hotel-delen af rumstationen. Den bruger rotation til at give kunstig tyngdekraft og er ikke i forbindelse med den anden del. De er bare ret tæt på hinanden. Norman Powell er klassens klovn og fortæller vilde historier og laver practical jokes med de andre. Roy følger undervisningen sammen med de andre og Commander Doyle underviser i hvordan man klarer en større læk. Under timen opstår en større læk, men en af drengene Karl Hasse bliver siddende roligt, for han har gennemskuet at det er en del af undervisningen. Tæt ved rumstationen ligger et gammelt rumskib "Morning Star" som var det første rumskib til at besøge Venus. Rumaspiranterne prøver at holde det vedlige for at lære en masse uden at have en underviser i nakken hele tiden. De ser også tv-serien "Dan Drummond, Space Detective" selv om den jo ikke har meget med deres virkelighed at gøre. Og dog? Et rumskib, Cygnus, er lidt mystisk, så et par af dem sniger sig ombord og ser at der er masser af mærkelige våben. Men det viser sig nu at være beregnet på optagelser til en rigtig rumfilm med helten Tex Duncan i hovedrollen. Filmselskabet hedder Twenty-First Century, men optagelserne er ved at ende med at Tex Duncan bliver svitset i koncentreret solstråling fra et kæmpespejl. Han slipper dog med skrækken, fordi Commander Doyle griber ind i sidste øjeblik.
Længere ude end "Inner Station" finder vi vejrsatellitter, et rumhospital og tre geostationære relæ-stationer. Doyle må bruge "Morning Star" til et medicinsk akut-tilfælde og Roy spiller dum og kommer med på turen. Doyle vil dog ikke tage turen tilbage med det gamle rumskib, så det bliver liggende ved hospitalet en måneds tid for at blive gået grundigt efter i sømmene. Mens Roy og Tim er på hospitalsstationen, forvilder de sig ind i et laboratorium, hvor Cuthbert giver dem en god forskrækkelse, for det er en lille amøbe, en hydra, som i nulgravitation er blevet dyrket til kæmpestørrelse. Der er også bananfluer i spurvestørrelse og den slags. Inden afgangen, på vej tilbage fra hospitalet, går noget helt galt med iltforsyningen, Det bliver opdaget og udbedret, men piloten kommer alligevel til at taste galt, så de bliver sendt væk fra Jorden i stedet for mod Jorden. Inden de opdager det, når Commander Doyle at fortælle hvordan han på den første Merkur-ekspedition opdagede en stor edderkoppeagtig livsform. Den kastede en sten efter ham, der ødelagde varmesystemet i hans rumdragt, så det var med nød og næppe han kom tilbage til Jorden og begge hans ben er stadig på Merkur!
Pilotens fejltagelse bliver opdaget, men de er nødt til at få sendt ekstra brændstof op fra Månen for at kunne korrigere. Det sker med en magnetkanon. På vejen tilbage får Roy lov at kigge med på radarskærmene og opdager et gammelt rumskib med radioaktivt affald. Det ramte ved siden af Månen i 1981 og har været i en ukendt bane siden, men nu kan det blive samlet op og uskadeliggjort.
Commander Doyle har ikke været helt utilfreds med Roy, så han lover at give sine anbefalinger, hvis Roy om et par år skulle få lyst til at søge ind som rumaspirant. På vej tilbage til Jorden skal Roy opholde sig på rumhotellet lidt for at vænne sig til tyngdekraften igen. Her møder han John Moore og hans to søstre Ruby og May, som alle tre er på vej til Jorden fra kolonien på Mars. De er født der og skal til Jorden for at få en højere uddannelse der.
Roy tænker at Commander Doyle kommer til at kigge forgæves efter ham, for Mars lyder mere tillokkende.
En drengebog, men med gode overvejelser over hvad der vil kunne lade sig gøre i 1952 + 100 år. Langdistancefly og massiv brug af helikoptere. Folk, der har været et par gange på Mars, en gang på Venus og talløse gange på Månen. Lægecheck inden en rumtur. Nedtælling, autopilot, længde af turen, G-påvirkninger. Tilkobling til rumstation. Rumstationens indretning. Teknisk set er fortællingen bestemt bestået.
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Signet Book (1960), Paperback
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Fiction. Science Fiction. HTML: The technologically groundbreaking novel of space exploration from the only science fiction author nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Roy Malcolm has always been fascinated by space travel. And when he wins a voyage to the Inner Space Station as a game show prize, he's sure it's the trip of a lifetime. Before long, Roy is taken in by the young crew�and shares their adventures and lives. One of Arthur C. Clarke's earliest novels, Islands in the Sky is particularly noteworthy for its description of geostationary communications satellites. While this technology was nonexistent during the writing of this book, it later became commonplace�and Clarke is credited with the first practical descriptions of such technology. This book is compelling not just as a fictional tale, but as an example of the prescient power of Clarke's vision. "[Clarke is] one of the truly prophetic figures of the space age." �The New Yorker.… (more)
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LibraryThing member LisaMaria_C
This is one of Clarke's earliest and among his few young adult novels The book is centered upon Roy Malcolm, a teen who wins a trip to the Inner Space Station through a game show. That reminds me a bit of the set up of Heinlein's juvenile, Have Space Suit, Will Travel, but while that story is an
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adventure, this is more a space travelogue for a young reader interested in what it would be like to travel into space--and published in 1952, as you can imagine, a lot of the scientific details are very dated. It is interesting to see how prescient Clarke was, writing five years before Sputnick, but because there's not much story to it, I think it doesn't hold up as well as Heinlein's juveniles. Nor would I recommend this as an introduction to Clarke. Better choices would be A Fall of Moondust, Childhood's End, The City and the Stars, 2001: A Space Odyssey (film or novel) or a collection of his short stories. Show Less
LibraryThing member andyray
Here's where the aauthor suffers from the passage of time. Rather, the story suffers. Writtenin 1952, this was paue science fiction, taking place in the year 2052. Well, here it is 2009 and most of what he wrote has come true. I believe by 2052 there will be two or more space stations and residents
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on the moon and possibly Mars. we have poohpoohed Venus and Mercury as uninhabitable, and the so-called life on Mercury in the book herfe isn't science so much as fantasy. If the book came out in 1952 and I reviewed it then, it would earn 4 plus stars, but it's lost a full point because today it is rather boring. face it: we read these kind of storiesz because we don't want to face what is real. sSpeaking for myself, literature is a drug for me, and i am an addict. So when i take a dose of myh addiction, i want it to be exciting and take me where the authorl was. This (I thinK) IS THE REASON classics are made and why people who think as I do (you know, the intelligentsia or lfellow genii) read the same books i do. hehe.. Show Less
LibraryThing member sf_addict
Though this is supposedly a 'juvennile novel', aimed at '11 and over' its not childish in its writing, and although a lot of the facts are now out of date (it was written in the early '50s and set in 2054!) there's a lot of stuff in here thats still very relevant!
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LibraryThing member DenzilPugh
hen George Lucas was filming the first Star Wars film, and the government authorities had to take a look at the plans for the X-Wing fighter to determine whether government secrets had been leaked out, they missed the boat by about 30 years. Science fiction writers had been guessing the state of
Another aspect was how similar this book is to Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game. I know this comparison has been made before, some even suggesting that OSC copied it from Clarke (which is not true at all, but instead points to how amazingly accurate Clarke was when developing the science behind the novel). It is a homage to Clarke for Card to be so directly compared with him. The orbiting space "hotel", with it's rotating gravity wells, is almost identical to the military training station in Ender's Game. Also the ideas about where "down" was in space. There is room enough in this world for both novels.
One day, when the fascination for things of fantasy fade, when dragons are asleep on their hoards, and vampires are safely stored in their coffins, and wizards study the stars rather than alchemy, the jewels of science fiction will come back to enchant children once again. Islands in the Sky is currently out of print, and I only hope that one day that return to join the classics of the age, never to go out of print again. In fact, there are quite a few novels now that teenagers and kids can read from the masters of science fiction. They are valuable resources for teachers who want to incorporate science and math into reading. I'm gonna list some of them here, and will work on it more as a resource for teachers that come to Borders.
Have Space Suit, Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein
Red Planet also by Heinlein
Dolphin Island by Clarke
And every student should be exposed to the short story "Cold Equations," by Tom Godwin. Not to mention stories by Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov.
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things for ages, and it's truly a remarkable experience to see just how right they were. I just read the late Arthur C. Clarke's Islands in the Sky, and was fascinated with the intricate descriptions of the Space Shuttle, weather satellites, communication devices, ideas of orbiting solar energy panels, space stations..etc... all written in 1952! Simply amazing. How one man could think of the entire world so far ahead, and then live long enough to see it come to fruition. And we did go to Venus (although not a manned outfit) by 1985, but found it incredibly hot and uninviting. So the time frame was off a little, but the ideas were sound.Another aspect was how similar this book is to Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game. I know this comparison has been made before, some even suggesting that OSC copied it from Clarke (which is not true at all, but instead points to how amazingly accurate Clarke was when developing the science behind the novel). It is a homage to Clarke for Card to be so directly compared with him. The orbiting space "hotel", with it's rotating gravity wells, is almost identical to the military training station in Ender's Game. Also the ideas about where "down" was in space. There is room enough in this world for both novels.
One day, when the fascination for things of fantasy fade, when dragons are asleep on their hoards, and vampires are safely stored in their coffins, and wizards study the stars rather than alchemy, the jewels of science fiction will come back to enchant children once again. Islands in the Sky is currently out of print, and I only hope that one day that return to join the classics of the age, never to go out of print again. In fact, there are quite a few novels now that teenagers and kids can read from the masters of science fiction. They are valuable resources for teachers who want to incorporate science and math into reading. I'm gonna list some of them here, and will work on it more as a resource for teachers that come to Borders.
Have Space Suit, Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein
Red Planet also by Heinlein
Dolphin Island by Clarke
And every student should be exposed to the short story "Cold Equations," by Tom Godwin. Not to mention stories by Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov.
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LibraryThing member TheCrow2
One of Clarke's earliest work was written as a young adult novel but the adventures of a boy on the space stations orbiting around the Earth are a great read for anyone who loves SF
LibraryThing member ikeman100
Good teenage story by Clarke. Absolutely filled with technical details as if the author had interviewed experienced astronauts. This was not possible in 1954 but a good scientist can make educated guesses. As a teen I would have given this 4 stars. As an adult it is mostly predictable and so it
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LibraryThing member PallanDavid
It is fun to read early science fiction. At least stories written in the late '50's and early '60's. They are so innocent. This book tells the story of a young man who wins a trip to stay at a space station for a couple of weeks. It is set a hundred or so years in the future. Space travel is a
The only thing that is really off-putting is the lack of women in the story! No girls at the space station school. No girls in positions as navigators, or pilots, or engineers. But that's ok. We know when it was written and attitudes of the time.
I like reading science fiction like this. Optimistic and joyful.
OH! and at the end of the book, when the young man meets a family from Mars, there s reference to discoveries made in Clarke's book The Sands of Mars. That was fun!
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regular thing. Space stations are large and inhabited - regularly used. So much is fantasy in today's world, but that makes it more fun!The only thing that is really off-putting is the lack of women in the story! No girls at the space station school. No girls in positions as navigators, or pilots, or engineers. But that's ok. We know when it was written and attitudes of the time.
I like reading science fiction like this. Optimistic and joyful.
OH! and at the end of the book, when the young man meets a family from Mars, there s reference to discoveries made in Clarke's book The Sands of Mars. That was fun!
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1952
Physical description
127 p.; 17.9 cm
Local notes
Omslag: Ikke angivet
Omslaget viser en astronaut med rumdragt, der ligner dykkerudstyr mere end det ligner en rumdragt
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Omslaget viser en astronaut med rumdragt, der ligner dykkerudstyr mere end det ligner en rumdragt
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
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Islands in the Sky by Arthur C. Clarke (Paperback)
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127
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