Operation: Outer Space

1954 novel by Murray Leinster

Operation: Outer Space

Dust-jacket from the first edition

Author| Murray Leinster
Cover artist| John T. Brooks
Language| English
Genre| Science fiction
Publisher| Fantasy Press

Publication date

| 1954
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (Hardback)
Pages| 208
OCLC| 1561287

Operation: Outer Space is a science fiction novel by American writer Murray Leinster. It was first published in 1954 by Fantasy Press.

## Premise

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The novel concerns the first interstellar flight, financed by making it into a television show.

## Reception

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Galaxy reviewer Groff Conklin praised the novel as "a fast-paced, sardonic job that is primarily a satire on the future of mass communications."[1] Anthony Boucher similarly praised the novel's satirical elements, although he found that "a slight lack of genuine bite and emotion" kept the novel "from being a front-ranker."[2] P. Schuyler Miller reported that "It's no classic, but it's good reading."[3]

## References

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1. ^ Conklin, Groff (March 1955). "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf". Galaxy Science Fiction. pp. 95–99.
2. ^ "Recommended Reading," F&SF, February 1955, pp.97.
3. ^ Miller, P. Schuyler. "The Reference Library," Astounding Science-Fiction, August 1955, pp.150-51.

## Sources

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* Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, Maryland and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 240.
* Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 708\. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
* Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 243\. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.

## External links

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*   * Operation: Outer Space at Project Gutenberg
* Operation: Outer Space public domain audiobook at LibriVox

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