Police Your Planet Lester del Rey 9781535041324 Books
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Written under the pseudonym "Eric Van Lhin," this hard-boiled story of cheap grifters, Martian slums, and rampant crime features ex-cop Bruce Gordon, shipped to Mars with a knife, 100 credits, and a yellow card that means no return... Notice This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to publications@publicdomain.org.uk This book is found as a public domain and free book based on various online catalogs, if you think there are any problems regard copyright issues please contact us immediately via DMCA@publicdomain.org.uk
Police Your Planet Lester del Rey 9781535041324 Books
I was slightly confused by the fact that this was advertised as a book by Lester Del Rey, though the title page said that the author and copywriter was Eric Van Lhin. Perhaps Del Rey was a penname? Or was this a mistake? The story was well-written, and presented a fairly realistic view of a rough and lawless frontier settlement on Mars: “It wasn’t a pretty view that visitors got as they first reached Mars. But nobody except the romantic fools ever thought frontiers were pretty.” Actually, frontiers are beautiful, but the settlements are ugly, both visually and morally. Ex-cop Gordon is exiled with a one-way ticket to this frontier as punishment for excessive honesty. Though he often winds up on the wrong side of the “law,” though that has little meaning in a lawless society, his honesty eventually comes through and he cleans up the planet. Naturally, he blunders into true love along the way.Product details
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Police Your Planet Lester del Rey 9781535041324 Books Reviews
One of the first sci-fi books I read in my youth, I'm glad it held up well after returning to it 30+ years later... It's not deep, it's not thoughtful. It's fun, it's a fast read... something you might finish on a long car trip, or a long lazy day at a cabin or campsite.
A good old fashion story. Could be an old west novel except you are on Mars. Interesting side note I read this in the early 1980's and again in version. The version is slightly different in the ending.
Enjoy.
excellent book highly recommended
I don't think this story was ever intended to be taken too seriously. It has the feel of a crime comic book set on Mars. Still, it was fun to read. Certain aspects were predictable. I could pick out the good and bad guys, who'd be loyal and who wouldn't. I could also figure out whether or not the hero would "get the girl". If you are looking for a fun read, rather than the ultimate truth, this is a good one.
Although Lester del Rey was one of the leading editors in the history of science fiction, and a good SF author in his own right, this book falls more into the hard-boiled detective genre than science fiction, even if it is set on Mars. The hero is an ex-cop, ex-prize fighter, ex-investigative reporter who is exiled to Mars by earth authorities for digging into sensitive stories. He becomes a policeman on Mars and discovers that Mars is a hotbed of police and governmental corruption. The book is full of fights, all fought with pistols, fists and clubs, not rayguns. There is some science fictional content in the background, involving earth's tangled relationships with its planetary colonies, but the foreground reminded me far more of Dashiell Hammett's "Red Harvest" than of conventional science fiction; del Rey seems to have been interested in protesting the extreme police corruption found in many American cities in the 1950s, and using a science fiction background as cover. Nonetheless, this is a fast, exciting read, even if not a true SF classic.
This 1950s sci-fi adventure story has been a favorite of mine for many years. I am not sure what it is about the 1950s era sci-fi that I like so much. Much of it, as is Police Your Planet, is light on the science and most of it is geared more to the juvenile (now more commonly called young adult) market but I have enjoyed most which I have read. The setting is Mars but much of the story could just as easily have been 1920's Chicago with a few modifications to the setting and technology. It is the story of Bruce Gordon, ex-fighter, ex-cop, ex-gambler, ex-reporter and ex-earth resident, who is deported to Mars with a one-way ticket, a few credits, a knife and a pack of reader (marked) cards. This is all that Bruce needs to survive in a Mars which is reminiscent of 1920s Chicago where the government and the gangs are competing to be the most corrupt but mostly in cahoots to get rich. Mars is ready to collapse under its own corruption. The only savior in sight is the mysterious near-omnipotent Security who secretly recruited Bruce prior to his deportation. Bruce is confronted with many opportunities to either make money or save Mars. It is a light, fun and fast read to follow Bruce on his Mars adventure.
This story is copyrighted in 1956. However, original publication date was 1953 as four parts in the periodical Science Fiction Adventures (reference The Internet Speculative Fiction Database). Much of this story's science fiction is characteristic of this time period with focus on rockets, radios and newspapers. Sexual references are muted as is typical of the times - I would guess that this is particularly the case for a work that was first published piecemeal in sci-fi magazines. This is part of the charm and historic sci-fi insight that comes from reading a classic.
Police Your Planet is 1,851 locations long (more of a novella than a novel). Standard length novels seem to run in the 4,500 to 7,000 plus location range. For example, books in Jack Campbell's first Lost Fleet series were approximately 5,000 locations.
A short story more than not. The whole premise seems to be other than what is implied, and yet you enjoy the ride. Our protagonist seems to have been exiled to Mars, a somewhat less than safe place. And for a cop, it is downright difficult, unless you're on the right side. However, our hero is not really on either side, except where it concerns his getting enough money to get off Mars and back home to Earth.
Then there's the girl. There's always a girl. But remember the times in which stories like this were written. So, yeah, the girl has to be there, and she seems to want to kill our hero. There's always a hitch!
If you like Del Rey, you'll like this one, too.
I was slightly confused by the fact that this was advertised as a book by Lester Del Rey, though the title page said that the author and copywriter was Eric Van Lhin. Perhaps Del Rey was a penname? Or was this a mistake? The story was well-written, and presented a fairly realistic view of a rough and lawless frontier settlement on Mars “It wasn’t a pretty view that visitors got as they first reached Mars. But nobody except the romantic fools ever thought frontiers were pretty.” Actually, frontiers are beautiful, but the settlements are ugly, both visually and morally. Ex-cop Gordon is exiled with a one-way ticket to this frontier as punishment for excessive honesty. Though he often winds up on the wrong side of the “law,” though that has little meaning in a lawless society, his honesty eventually comes through and he cleans up the planet. Naturally, he blunders into true love along the way.
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