"Double Standard" by Alfred Coppel is a science fiction story that shows a future society divided by who is allowed to travel to space. The story focuses on Kim Hall, who isn't deemed fit for space travel but longs to escape Earth and journey to Mars. Driven by his dreams, he changes his appearance and creates fake papers to sneak onto a spaceship. Once aboard the Martian Queen, his secret is about to be revealed, and he finds himself fighting to avoid capture and achieve his dream of belonging among the stars that is bigger than himself. The struggle shows the unfairness of the society and Hall's will to fight for freedom and equality, proving that everyone should have the chance to chase the stars.
Double Standard
By Alfred Coppel
In a world divided by the stars, one man risks everything to escape Earth and fight for his place among the privileged, sparking a battle for equality and freedom on a journey to Mars.
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2016-03-05
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About the AuthorAlfred Coppel, Alfredo Jose de Arana-Marini Coppel was an American author. Born in Oakland, he served as a fighter pilot in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After his discharge, he started his career as a writer. He became one of the most prolific pulp magazine authors of the 1950s and 1960s, adopting the pseudonyms Robert Cham Gilman and A.C. Marin and writing for a variety of pulp magazines and later "slick" publishers. Though writing in a variety of genres, including action thrillers, he is known for his science fiction stories which comprise both short stories and novels.
Alfred Coppel, Alfredo Jose de Arana-Marini Coppel was an American author. Born in Oakland, he served as a fighter pilot in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After his discharge, he started his career as a writer. He became one of the most prolific pulp magazine authors of the 1950s and 1960s, adopting the pseudonyms Robert Cham Gilman and A.C. Marin and writing for a variety of pulp magazines and later "slick" publishers. Though writing in a variety of genres, including action thrillers, he is known for his science fiction stories which comprise both short stories and novels.
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