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Operation: Outer Space 
Dust-jacket from the first editionAuthor(s) Murray Leinster Cover artist John T. Brooks Country United States Language English Genre(s) Science fiction novel Publisher Fantasy Press Publication date 1954 Media type Print (Hardback) Pages 208 pp ISBN NA OCLC Number 1561287 Operation: Outer Space is a science fiction novel by author Murray Leinster. It was first published in 1954 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 2,042 copies.
Plot introduction
The novel concerns the first interstellar flight, financed by making it into a television show.
Reception
Galaxy reviewer Groff Conklin praised the novel as "a fast-paced, sardonic job that is primarily a satire on the future of mass communications."[1] Anthony Boucher similarly praised the novel's satirical elements, although he found that "a slight lack of genuine bite and emotion" kept the novel "from being a front-ranker."[2] P. Schuyler Miller reported that "It's no classic, but it's good reading."[3]
References
- ^ "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf", Galaxy Science Fiction, March 1955, p.97
- ^ "Recommended Reading," F&SF, February 1955, pp.97.
- ^ Miller, P. Schuyler. "The Reference Library," Astounding Science-Fiction, August 1955, pp.150-51.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd.. pp. 240.
- Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 708. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. pp. 243. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
Categories:- 1954 novels
- 1950s science fiction novels
- American science fiction novels
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