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Gold in the Sky

Alan Edward Nourse

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These Five Stories were written by Alan Edward Nourse, an American science fiction author and physician. He wrote both juvenile and adult science fiction, as well as nonfiction works about medicine and science. His science fiction works generally focused on medicine and/or psionics. Psionics refers to the practice, study, or psychic ability of using the mind to induce paranormal phenomena. Examples of this include telepathy, telekinesis, and other workings of the outside world through the psyche. (Summary From Wikipedia)

Time was the factor uppermost in their minds. They knew that even under the best of conditions, it could take weeks to outfit and prepare for a run out to the Belt. A ship had to be leased and fueled; there were supplies to lay in. There was the problem of clearance to take care of, claims to be verified and spotted, orbit coordinates to be computed and checked ... a thousand details to be dealt with, anyone of which might delay embarkation from an hour to a day or more.

It was not surprising that Tom and Greg were dubious when Johnny told them they could be ready to clear ground in less than twenty-four hours. Even knowing that Merrill Tawney might already have a mining crew at work on Roger Hunter's claims, they could not believe that the red tape of preparation and clearance could be cut away so swiftly.

They underestimated Johnny Coombs.

Six hours after he left them, he was back with a signed lease giving them the use of a scout-ship and fuel to take them out to the Belt and back again; the ship was in the Sun Lake City racks waiting for them whenever they were ready.

"What kind of a ship?" Greg wanted to know.

"A Class III Flying Dutchman with overhauled atomics and hydrazine side-jets," Johnny said, waving the transfer order. "Think you can fly it?"

Greg whistled. "Can I? I trained in a Dutchman ... just about the fastest scouter there is. What condition?"

"Lousy ... but it's fueled, with six weeks' supplies in the hold, and it doesn't cost us a cent. Courtesy of a friend. You'll have to check it over, but it'll do."

They inspected the ship, a weatherbeaten scouter that looked like a relic of the '90's. Inside there were signs of many refittings and overhauls, but the atomics were well shielded, and it carried a surprising chemical fuel auxiliary for the cabin size. Greg disappeared into the engine room, and Tom and Johnny left him testing valves and circu

Mattaniah 04/28/2023
Fantastic book, definitely in the Star Wars family tree somewhere. Lots of fun, good solid writing. This is science fiction at its best
Anne 04/22/2023
Nourse combines hard science and human family loyalty. Twins have to overcome mutual anger and unravel mystery find hidden by late dad Roger. Roger's friends miner Johnny Coombs and UN Major Briarton help search. Boys have American hero good looks, whereas Tawney is fat little villain. Conflicts ram
kristine herd 07/16/2022
suspenseful

Good suspense. Characters interesting. Would like to have known more about their lives. Entertaining. Liked the ending. Would like to have known more about what happened.
Jefferson 07/14/2022
A fast-paced sci-fi novella from the golden era, this is a good story. Some things are clearly dated, in that computers still calculate and click and whir while printing results, and other things are unexplained, such as gravity existing on space ships, but the drama of searching the asteroid belt f
Pat 06/07/2022
Excellent narration for 4 stars.
B. 09/09/2008
Future miners, argumentative brothers make good to revenge the death of their pops. Villain totally foiled, snap, etc.

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