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