THE REVOLT ON VENUS ***
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THE REVOLT ON VENUS
THE TOM CORBETT SPACE CADET STORIES
By Carey Rockwell
STAND BY FOR MARS! DANGER IN DEEP SPACE ON THE TRAIL OF THE SPACE PIRATES THE SPACE PIONEERS THE REVOLT ON VENUS
[Illustration: Frontispiece]
A TOM CORBETT Space Cadet Adventure
THE REVOLT ON VENUS
By CAREY ROCKWELL
WILLY LEY _Technical Adviser_
GROSSET & DUNLAP _Publishers_ New York
COPYRIGHT, 1954, BY ROCKHILL RADIO
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ILLUSTRATIONS BY LOUIS GLANZMAN
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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ILLUSTRATIONS
_Frontispiece_
"She tried to get farther into the cave" 54
They were completely surrounded by the jungle 57
Astro kept his blaster aimed at the monsters 107
His eyes probed the jungle for further movement 115
"Mr. Sinclair!" cried Tom, suddenly relieved 161
The Solar Guard troops landed on the rim of the canyon 189
Sinclair wasn't able to get clear in time 210
THE REVOLT ON VENUS
CHAPTER 1
"Emergency air lock open!"
The tall, broad-shouldered officer, wearing the magnificent black-and-gold uniform of the Solar Guard, spoke into a small microphone and waited for an acknowledgment. It came almost immediately.
"Cadet Corbett ready for testing," a voice crackled thinly over the loud-speaker.
"Very well. Proceed."
Seated in front of the scanner screen on the control deck of the rocket cruiser _Polaris_, Captain Steve Strong replaced the microphone in its slot and watched a bulky figure in a space suit step out of the air lock and drift away from the side of the ship. Behind him, five boys, all dressed in the vivid blue uniforms of the Space Cadet Corps, strained forward to watch the lone figure adjust the nozzles of the jet unit on the back of his space suit.
"Come on, Tom!" said the biggest of the five boys, his voice a low, powerful rumble as he rooted for his unit mate.
"If Tom makes this one," crowed the cadet next to him, a slender boy with a thick shock of close-cropped blond hair, "the _Polaris_ unit is home free!"
"This is the last test, Manning," replied one of the remaining three cadets, the insigne of the _Arcturus_ unit on the sleeve of his uniform. "_If_ Corbett makes this one, you fellows deserve to win."
Aboard the rocket cruiser _Polaris_, blasting through the black void of space two hundred miles above Earth, six Space Cadets and a Solar Guard officer were conducting the final test for unit honors for the term. All other Academy units had been eliminated in open competition. Now, the results of the individual space orientation test would decide whether the three cadets of the _Arcturus_ unit or the three cadets of the _Polaris_ unit would win final top unit honors.
