This book is the most political of the Lucky Starr stories. The Sirians, claiming that the moons of Saturn are empty, have colonized one of them. Naturally, this gets Earth upset, and Lucky is left to figure out what to do about it. The Sirians claim that any empty world can be colonized. So Lucky does something clever; he arranges to "colonize" one of the moons himself, with one of his Council of Science buddies, and when the Sirians raise a ruckus, he shows them to be the hypocrites they are; and the galactic UN votes to force the Sirians to retreat.
Best Scene: When the Sirians capture Lucky's pet, Bigman, and the Sirian leader tells the robots to destroy Bigman, claiming Bigman isn't really a person, because he's so short.
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" This book is the most political of the Lucky Starr stories. The Sirians, claiming that the moons of
Saturn are empty, have colonized one of them. Naturally, this gets Earth upset, and Lucky is left to
figure out what to do about it. The Sirians claim that any empty world can be colonized. So Lucky
does something clever; he arranges to "colonize" one of the moons himself, with one of his Council
of Science buddies, and when the Sirians raise a ruckus, he shows them to be the hypocrites they
are; and the galactic UN votes to force the Sirians to retreat.
Best Scene: When the Sirians capture Lucky's pet, Bigman, and the Sirian leader tells the robots to
destroy Bigman, claiming Bigman isn't really a person, because he's so short. "
Steve, Resident Scholar
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"In the last book in the series, Lucky and Bigman try to regain control of one of Saturn's moons which has been taken by the Sirians on the basis that it is empty. They and Wess (who does not get on with Bigman to say the least) chase a Sirian towards Saturn who then crashes his craft after releasing a capsule which must be found. They leave Wess inside Mimas and surrender to the Sirians. The Sirians want Lucky to become one of them, but show disgust towards Bigman, because he is too short. Lucky's plan involves making the Sirians realise how stupid their arguement was in the first place and there is plenty of action, humour and plotting throughout the book.
(you'll have to read the book to find out who gets the capsule!)"
Lee, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40%
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Political power play
Yes
Political plotlets
- preventing/managing clash/war between govts/kingdoms
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- private investigator
- scientist
Age:
- 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Terrain
- Space, need spacesuit
Which planet?
- Saturn
Spaceship setting:
- futuristic human warship
- one or two man fighter/scoutship
Takes place in spaceship?
Yes
Not Earth, in Solar System?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
- some scientific explanation
How much dialogue?
- mostly dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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