Sargasso of space

185 pages

English language

Published March 7, 1978 by Gregg Press.

ISBN:: 978-0-8398-2415-2

(2 reviews)

“Sargasso of Space” is my All Time Favorite Book with one of my all time favorite leading men, “Dane Thorson”, cargo-master apprentice fresh out of school and assigned to the free trader, “Solar Queen”. On his very first venture into the “outer rim” planets, Dane is a part of the “Queen’s” venture when a planet, enigmatic “Limbo” goes up for auction to the highest bidder. Having bought exclusive salvage rites to the mysterious planet the crew of the “Queen” soon discover it is one of those barren rocks, burned off to the very bedrock of the planet in a war that occurred millennia before the human race began walking upright. In spite of their misgivings about making a interstellar run without cargo, the crew decides to take a gamble and check out their purchase for anything salvageable. It isn’t long after landing the crew of the Queen discovers, “They are …

“Sargasso of Space” is my All Time Favorite Book with one of my all time favorite leading men, “Dane Thorson”, cargo-master apprentice fresh out of school and assigned to the free trader, “Solar Queen”. On his very first venture into the “outer rim” planets, Dane is a part of the “Queen’s” venture when a planet, enigmatic “Limbo” goes up for auction to the highest bidder. Having bought exclusive salvage rites to the mysterious planet the crew of the “Queen” soon discover it is one of those barren rocks, burned off to the very bedrock of the planet in a war that occurred millennia before the human race began walking upright. In spite of their misgivings about making a interstellar run without cargo, the crew decides to take a gamble and check out their purchase for anything salvageable. It isn’t long after landing the crew of the Queen discovers, “They are NOT Alone” and the adventure begins!

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Fulminata reviewed Sargasso of space by Andre Norton (The space adventure novels of Andre Norton)

Review of 'Sargasso of space' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Classic science fiction adventure with the protagonists as free traders dealing with the unexpected, rather than explorers, scientists, or soldiers. There's not a female character in the entire book, but the all-male crew does at least contain men of multiple ethnicities.

Norton had a way of building worlds without lengthy exposition, and this book is a good example of that. You learn just enough of the way the universe works to understand what's going on in the story.

moopet

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June 12, 2009

Subjects

Solar Queen (Imaginary space vehicle) -- Fiction.
Space ships -- Fiction.
Life on other planets -- Fiction.