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One Against the Moon

By Donald A. Wollheim

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

An orphaned boy, fueled by dreams of space, risks everything to journey to the Moon on a clandestine mission.

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2015-12-17
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Summary

"One Against the Moon" by Donald A. Wollheim is a science fiction story that follows Robin Carew, a young orphan, as he chases his dream of space travel during the early days of rocketry, facing challenges from his ordinary life and daringly hitchhiking to rocket launch sites, hoping to be part of the space race, taking an unexpected turn when he decides to secretly board a rocket heading for the Moon, setting up a thrilling adventure of space exploration .

About the Author

Donald Allen Wollheim was an American science fiction editor, publisher, writer, and fan. As an author, he published under his own name as well as under pseudonyms, including David Grinnell, Martin Pearson, and Darrell G. Raynor. A founding member of the Futurians, he was a leading influence on science fiction development and fandom in the 20th-century United States. Ursula K. Le Guin called Wollheim "the tough, reliable editor of Ace Books, in the Late Pulpalignean Era, 1966 and '67", which is when he published her first two novels in Ace Double editions.

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