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THE CONQUEST OF SPACE page 5

A Daring Flight to Mars. A short science fiction story written by one of the most colorful personalities of the early years of rocketry, Max Valier. Includes a biographical afterword. Illustrated.

Zero to Eighty. One of the most obscure and fascinating of all pre-spaceflight books, this fictional "autobiography" included detailed descriptions (with photos!) of actual experiments with an electromagnetic railgun. Originally published in 1937. Illustrated.

Space travel was an enormously popular subject in Germany in the years between the two world wars, not the least of the reasons being that German scientists and engineers were pioneers in the field. Otto Willi Gail and Otfrid von Hanstein were among the most popular of the German science fiction authors of the 1930s. The novels reproduced here were all based heavily on the works of Max Valier and Hermann Oberth. (Stone from the Moon is a sequel to Shot into Infinity.) All include their original interior illustrations.

Distant Worlds was the first book by popular German childrens' book author, Friedrich Mader, to be published in English. A best-seller in Germany, it is the adventurous story of a journey through the solar system by space ship. Originally published in 1932. With the original illustrations.

Conquest of the Moon. Andre Laurie was a contemporary and sometimes collaborator with Jules Verne. In this novel, he describes a trip to the moon made by dragging the moon to earth via giant electromagnets! Originally published in 1889. Includes the original illustrations.

Berlin to New York in 26 Minutes. A short science fiction story written by one of the most colorful personalities of the early years of rocketry, Max Valier. Includes a biographical afterword. Illustrated.