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e by brains, would have to fight with their bare hands to make man's age old dream of space travel come true!
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This science-fiction novel was originally published by Shasta Publishers.
Of other books by Murray Leinster, the following are science-fiction:
SIDEWISE IN TIME
MURDER MADNESS
THE LAST SPACE SHIP
THE LAWS OF CHANCE (Anthology)
GREAT STORIES OF SCIENCE FICTION (editor)
This Pocket Book includes every word contained in the original, higher-priced edition. It is printed from brand-new plates made from completely reset, clear, easy-to-read type.
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SPACE PLATFORM
Shasta edition published February, 1953
Pocket Book edition published March, 1953
1st printing January, 1953
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Copyright, 1953, by Will F. Jenkins. This POCKET BOOK edition is published by arrangement with Shasta Publishers. Printed in the U.S.A.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This acknowledgment is necessary if I am to say thanks to some experts to whom I am indebted. There is Captain Charles Benjamin, who read over the aviation parts of this book with pursed lips and a belligerent attitude toward questionable statements of fact or observation. There is Dr. John Drury Clark, whose aut