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Space Angel

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I tracked this book down because of word of mouth from people who still remembered it after many years. Nor was I disappointed when I finally found a copy. There is a reason that this story stays in people's minds.

This is the tale of the space tramp SPACE ANGEL and her crew. Without spoiling anything, I would compare it with the best of Heinlein's early books- or perhaps with TREASURE ISLAND. Yet, there is no sense that the author is consciously copying anyone else's style for it comes across as fresh and vital. This is simply a very, very good example of classic space opera of the old hard sci-fi variety. The fact that the ship's organization was along the lines of the old Merchant Marine was a special treat- at least to me. But, above all, this is a coming of age story as good as any that I have ever read. It is a tale to stick in your mind and build dreams on...

Oh yes, in spite of the title, this book is not connected in anyway with the classic 60's animated space series.

I picked this book up in 1981 at a used book store and it has always been one of my favorites. Earth has been through a war and the millions of veterans and orphans are looking for work. Space Angel is a ship on a 'make or break' job that quickly becomes the adventure of a life time. Great and diverse characters make you wish you could have gone alone with them. If you need a summer book to read in the sun and like Sci Fi, this is the book.

I tracked this book down because of word of mouth from people who still remembered it after many years. Nor was I disappointed when I finally found a copy. There is a reason that this story stays in people's minds.

This is the tale of the space tramp SPACE ANGEL and her crew. Without spoiling anything, I would compare it with the best of Heinlein's early books- or perhaps with TREASURE ISLAND. Yet, there is no sense that the author is consciously copying anyone else's style for it comes across as fresh and vital. This is simply a very, very good example of classic space opera of the old hard sci-fi variety. The fact that the ship's organization was along the lines of the old Merchant Marine was a special treat- at least to me. But, above all, this is a coming of age story as good as any that I have ever read. It is a tale to stick in your mind and build dreams on...

Oh yes, in spite of the title, this book is not connected in anyway with the classic 60's animated space series.

i first read this book when i was still in school, my mother had picked it up for me and i found it to be one of the best books at the time. i have read others but this book still hold a special place in my heart because i found it to be a good description of a young boys adventures as he grows up. granted this is scifi, but it hold all the wonder and fiction needed to creat a good scifi without telling the reader alot of extra googlie go terms, it keeps things simple and close to home on how something would be made or named. again i liked this book very much and highly recommend it to anyone. pickup a copy and charish it forever. i'm on my second copy, (as the last one got traded before i could grab it back), and find that it is getting harder to aquire.

I picked this book up new in the AMES depart store's rather anemic paperback section back when I was about 13. I read it that night, and again within a week. This book talks to a teen boy's heart that seeks adventure, I think. It's much like Heinlein's novels aimed at young adults that are still a good read after so long, and I think a good comparison. Is it high literature? No, I think not. What it is light, quick, and fun. JMR has gone on to write many more and more polished books since this early effort of his, but by no means should this little gem be ignored. Pick up a battered copy and delve in, it has that Heinlein feel, with the author's own very human twists. I had always wished there were many more of this 'universe', there is one, but many would have been my choice.

I loved this story, I wish it was on Kindle. This is one of those "I can't put it down" stories. I put it on top along with "The Ship who sang" by Anne McCaffrey, and my own books "Mary Queen of Dragons, Queen of the Universe" and "Jason, the First Cyborg" "The Children" and "My Fair Ladies" all eBooks by Douglas Kapin.
I loved the "old" Science Fiction stories and since there are so few people writing them anymore, I decided to write some myself. Enjoy "Space Angel" it is really one of the best of the "Old Science Fiction" "STORIES". OneOfTheChildren@Hotmail.com