Galactic Derelict (Hardcover)

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Review

Andre Norton has no peer in his chosen field of science fiction for teen agers. This time his story involves an expedition in both time and space, as some young scientists- and a chance involved "rider for the Double A", Travis, who had been a student in the field of archaeology, set forth on a journey to repossess a lost space ship. Where their journey takes them provides breathless adventures in other worlds, with other-world creatures. Ingenuity, basic knowledge flexibly applied, and dauntless courage provide the handholds for success and a safe- though somewhat shattered-return. There's a hint of racial antagonism- a chip on the shoulder attitude- at the start, for Travis is an Apache but it has a negligible part in the story, though Travis' background and training stand him in good stead. (Kirkus Reviews) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

Three men undertake a perilous journey to investigate an alien spaceship wrecked during prehistoric times.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Gregg Pr (June 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 083982422X
• ISBN-13: 978-0839824220
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,528,142 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Juvenile Sci Fi at its Best, March 19, 2000

By	Jay Rogers (Buda, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I was 11, Andre Norton was my god. I think I read every Norton book in the Beaumont Public Library. I remember how shocked I was when I learned "Andre" was a SHE! Somehow the books were never the same...I had identified so strongly with all those youthful male heroes, to learn that they sprang from the female imagination was a little unnerving to my adolescently male mind.

The time travel books were awesome...Galactic Derelict, The Time Traders, Key Out of Time, all ranged wildly into strange alien technologies and vistas, and there was plenty of danger and suspense. I'm a little sad to learn that so much of Norton's ouvre is out of print.

If you catch this somewhere, pick it up.

Oh, and by the way, it wasn't an original 1979 edition as mentioned in another review here, the original was written in 1959.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read., August 31, 2007

By	Bonnie R. Cox - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Galactic Derelict (Paperback)

Classic, I love her. This book is full of high adventure, interesting characters, and far away places.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Sci Fi Classic, should be a movie......., May 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Galactic Derelict (Paperback)

I have read most sci fi books available, especially Andre Norton books they were always full of action and were hard to put down....Too bad this one is out of print so soon......I still have the original 1979 version and will read it again sometime.....