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Victory
Lester Del Rey
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Lester del Rey was a Golden Age science fiction author and editor closely connected to John W. Campbell Jr. and Astounding Science Fiction magazine. He also founded Del Rey Books, a popular publishing label he edited with his wife Judy-Lynn. Victory is the story of an undefended Earth in a warring galaxy.
Lester del Rey was a Golden Age science fiction author and editor closely connected to John W. Campbell Jr. and Astounding Science Fiction magazine. He also founded Del Rey Books, a popular publishing label he edited with his wife Judy-Lynn. Victory is the story of an undefended Earth in a warring galaxy.
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"Mr. Chairman," he said, "I move that Resolution 1843 be tabled!"
"Second!" The light shifted to another man, but Edmonds had no time to see who it was as he stood staring open-mouthed at Harding.
He shouted for the chair's attention, but Lesseur brought the gavel down sharply once, and his voice rang over the speakers. "It has been moved and seconded that Resolution 1843 be tabled. The senators will now vote."
Edmonds stood frozen as the voting began. Then he dropped back hastily to press the button that would turn the square bearing his number a negative red. He saw his light flash on, while other squares were lighting. When the voting was finished, there were three such red squares in a nearly solid panel of green.
"The resolution is tabled," Lesseur announced needlessly.
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Community Reviews
Brilliant golden age sci-fi (Astounding Science Fiction, August, 1955) but the discussion of mature societies, and the difference between teens and adults who have grown to deal with things maturely seems overly hopeful in this current age of so many extremely immature adults in positions of power.
I enjoyed this story very much. As exciting as some of the space battles are, the story has a far deeper meaning.
Lester del Rey takes us into the future where wars are fought almost continually by some human colonies, and the many alien races we encounter as humanity ventures out into the endless de
After 14 years in space defending the planet Meloa from an incursion by the Throm, Captain Duke O’Neill returns to find Kordule, the capital of Meloa, devastated after a series of Throm raids that occurred over the past few months.
To make matters worse, Earth remained neutral and refused to interven
A nice little sci-fi taste for consumption between larger books. Being so small it has some story problems, but it's nice for what it is. I read del Rey's A Tunnel Through Time as a child & it became seminal in my appreciation for science fiction & specifically tales of time travel.