Starman Jones (cont.)
 

Chap 6
  • 12 pages; Spaceman Jones
  • On board; 'we're fresh caught'; Max is a pet & domestic animal keeper
  • 'you'll be caught eventually'
  • Temptation - jump ship on good planet
Chap 7
  • 11 pages; Eldreth
  • Mr. Chips - spider monkey; talks limited
  • Light romantic interest - misc. background because Max has to explain it to her
Chap 8
  • 7 pages; Three Ways to Get Ahead
  • Eldreth is daughter of VIP. she meets him in the pet quarters. Max is chided by Sam about his girl freind. Max tells her they can't play there anymore, so she says 'play at the Bifrost Lounge'
   
   

 

 

Chap 8
  • Max is trial-promoted to chartsman. The Astrogator served with his uncle.
Chap 9
  • ? pages; Chartsman Jones
  • Intensifying problem; conflict with Mr. Simes assistant Astrogator
  • Then chief Astrogator dies, putting Simes in charge
  • Then Simes lacking the courage to override the very rusty Captain, lets the ship fly to unknown skies
  • Simes blames Mac with fairly good camouflage
  • Then a false note - lost in space, they decide to build a colony on a nearly planet. Why leave the ship? Why not try to reverse the jump? And the planet was very Earth-like

 

 

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