That book was unimaginably unbelievably incredible! Not bad for 1934. I guess the only difference between then and now is the nature of future-tech. I wonder how long it will be before readers have to grab the dictionary to find out what "knobs" and "dials" are?<br /><br /><font color="yellow">..."What do you make of that, Costigan?" asked the captain. "Tractor beams?"<br /><br />...Only his eyes moved: flashing back and forth between the observation plates and smoothly-running rolls which were feeding into the cameras the hardened steel tapes upon which were being magnetically recorded the frightful scenes of carnage and destruction there revealed.<br /><br />...Flaming a dazzling white from the friction of the atmosphere through which she had torn her way, the Boise slowed abruptly as she neared the ground, plunging toward the surface of the small but deep artificial lake below the Hill's steel apron. Into the cold waters the space-ship dove, and even before they could close over her, furious geysers of steam and boiling water erupted as the stubborn alloy gave up its heat to the cooling liquid. Endlessly the three necessary minutes dragged their slow way into time, but finally the water ceased boiling and Rodebush tore the ship from the lake and hurled her into the gaping doorway of her dock. <br /><br />...I'd have the pink fantods for a month if I had to do only once what he's just done--and to him it's just part of a day's work."<br /><br />...Of course, since we had so little thrust on, practically all of our time and energy was spent in getting out of the atmosphere; but, even at that, it's a good thing that space isn't an absolutely perfect vacuum or we would have been clear out of the Universe by this time."<br /></font>/safety_wrapper> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>