Richard M. Elam 3 hr 53 min read

Rockets, robots, and wonders of tomorrow, told for the young reader, a mid-century anthology of adventurous science fiction from the Teen-Age Library series.

Richard M. Elam's 1957 collection gathers wholesome juvenile space-opera and science-adventure stories. Fast, clean, thrilling period SF. Read it for a nostalgic slice of 1950s teen SF, brisk tales of spaceflight and scientific marvel, aimed at kindling a young reader's sense of wonder about the future.

In its time

Published in 1957, during the 1950s, post-war optimism meets cold war anxiety.

Reading it

3 hr 53 min read (a novel-length work, settle in).

Illustrated by

Frank E. Vaughn