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The Complete Adventures of Lucky Starr (Lucky Starr series)
The Complete Adventures of Lucky Starr - Lucky Starr series Author:Isaac Asimov (writing as Paul French) In the beginning of the series, Starr uncovers a Martian plot to ruin the economy of the earth's galactic colonies. David is eating in a restaurant when one of the patrons dies. David is soon on his way to Mars to try and understand the source of the poisoning that has killed a number of Earth people randomly across the planet.&n... more »bsp; Working incognito, David encounters John Bigman Jones, a blustering little man whose big mouth is matched by his courage. In spite of the help that Bigman gives David, David's life is nearly ended more than one time. David also discovers a surprise on Mars that he decides does not need to be revealed to anyone else in the solar system.
Regarding the science content of the novels, Asimov carefully introduced astronomical and physical concepts which the scientific knowledge of the time supported. In later editions, he added a preface pointing out that new scientific discoveries rendered some locations and concepts obsolete: Mercury does not present only one side to the Sun, and Venus is not covered by a global ocean, for example.
Contents:
Editor's Note (The Complete Adventures of Lucky Starr) • essay by Ellen Asher
Introduction to The Adventures of Lucky Starr (1985) • essay by Isaac Asimov
Introduction to The Further Adventures of Lucky Starr (1985) • essay by Isaac Asimov
David Starr: Space Ranger [Lucky Starr • 1] (1952) / novel by Isaac Asimov
Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids [Lucky Starr • 2] (1953) / novel by Isaac Asimov
Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus [Lucky Starr • 3] (1954) / novel by Isaac Asimov
Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury [Lucky Starr • 4] (1956) / novel by Isaac Asimov
Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter [Lucky Starr • 5] (1957) / novel by Isaac Asimov
Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturn [Lucky Starr • 6] (1958) / novel by Isaac Asimov« less