Avengers of the moon

a Captain Future novel

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Allen M. Steele: Avengers of the moon (2017)

300 pages

English language

Published Sept. 26, 2017

ISBN:
978-0-7653-8218-4
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OCLC Number:
947145910

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3 stars (1 review)

Curt Newton has spent most of his life hidden from the rest of humankind, being raised by a robot, an android, and the disembodied brain of a renowned scientist. This unlikely trio of guardians has kept his existence a closely guarded secret after the murder of Curt's parents. Curt's innate curiosity and nose for trouble inadvertently lead him into a plot to destabilize the Solar Coalition and assassinate the president. There's only one way to uncover the evil mastermind -- Curt must become Captain Future. With the permission of the Edmond Hamilton estate, Allen Steele revives the exciting adventures of Captain Future.

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An updated version of an old SF character.

3 stars

An interesting book about the (first) adventure of Curt Newton (who takes on the name Captain Future). Raised on the moon by a self-aware android, robot and a brain encased in a drone, he learns who murdered his parents and sets out to avenge them. But as he is about to get his act of revenge, he gets pulled into a plot to assassinate the President of the Solar System. And now he has a new mission: to discover who is behind the assassination attempt.

Using characters from the Edmond Hamilton version of Captain Future, while updating the people, technology and the physical aspects of the Solar System, Steele puts together a pretty good story. Some background information is dumped on to the reader but otherwise, the story flows pretty smoothly, starting with how the Newtons get to the moon to the climactic finale on Mars, where Curt has to …

Subjects

  • Brain
  • Space flight to the moon
  • Orphans
  • Androids
  • Robots
  • Astronauts
  • Fiction

Places

  • Moon