
THE TOM CORBETT SPACE CADET STORIES - By Carey Rockwell
A TOM CORBETT Space Cadet Adventure - SABOTAGE IN SPACE - By CAREY ROCKWELL - WILLY LEY Technical Adviser - GROSSET & DUNLAP Publishers New York
ILLUSTRATIONS
SABOTAGE IN SPACE
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
A quiet night at the Space Academy turns uneasy when the tower’s clock chimes and the dormitory lights flicker out. Cadet Tom Corbett, restless and brilliant, slips through the darkened corridors, joining a secret effort to keep the “IN” panels on the cadet roster untouched. His stealthy actions catch the eye of a shadowy figure in a royal‑blue uniform, hinting at a hidden agenda among the otherwise disciplined trainees.
Inside the dorm’s study rooms, Tom and his comrades in the Polaris unit push through late‑night lessons, their headphones blasting lectures while the campus guard turns a blind eye. The atmosphere crackles with whispered rumors of tampering, and the cadets sense that something is being set in motion far beyond a simple curfew breach. As the night deepens, the first hints of sabotage begin to surface, promising a challenge that will test their wits and loyalty.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (260K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, LN Yaddanapudi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2006-06-06
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

A name that helped launch young readers into mid-century science fiction, this pseudonym is tied to the classic Tom Corbett, Space Cadet adventures. The books mix fast-moving action with an upbeat, space-age sense of wonder that captured the spirit of the 1950s.
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