Moon of Mutiny (1961)

by Lester del Rey

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Series: Jim Stanley (3)

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Charged with insubordination, refusing to follow orders, and endangering the lives of others, a rebellious cadet is dismissed from the Goddard Space Academy and seeks to join the moon colony.

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This 3 book series ([b:Mission to the Moon : A Science Fiction Novel|3070758|Mission to the Moon A Science Fiction Novel|Lester del Rey|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg|3101778] and [b:Moon of Mutiny|230433|Moon of Mutiny|Lester del Rey|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517988qMaaL._SL75_.jpg|2278224]) and [b:The Stars Are Ours|462396|The Stars Are Ours|Andre Norton|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SS77jxTwL._SL75_.jpg|3118340] are what hooked me on the Science Fiction genre. Surprisingly not that dated on re-reading although of course you can find science errors compared to modern scientific findings. I was a lucky little third grader when a neighbor asked if I wanted a box of her husband's old books (she was strictly a romance reader) and boy have I been grateful ever since (I am now almost 50) (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Lester del Rey	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Blossom, David J.	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Moon of Mutiny

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Moon of Mutiny

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1961

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Fred Halpren

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As Fred Halpren trotted onto the rocket field, the sun was setting.

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Charged with insubordination, refusing to follow orders, and endangering the lives of others, a rebellious cadet is dismissed from the Goddard Space Academy and seeks to join the moon colony.

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Moon of Mutiny

Pure luck had gotten Fred Halpren assigned to fly an emergency mission to the Moon. But once there, he lived under a cloud of distrust and was treated with suspicion by the other members of the exploration team. on the harsh and deadly lunar surface, iron discipline was all that kept humans alive - and Fred had been washed out of the Space Academy for disobeying a direct order.

It wasn't his fault that vital equipment failed and bad luck plagued the expedition - but he was tagged as a jinx and warned to do what he was told and to stay out of trouble.

So when a spaceship crashed nearby, Fred found himself in a desperate situation. he was sure he knew the ships' location and so could rescue the survivors. But he was ordered not to try. This was his final test: Should he obey orders and let two men doe or should he back his own hunch with the one crime unforgivable on the Moon ... mutiny?

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