Books with title The Mystery of Death Trap Mine

One of the most fascinating areas in the solar system—the Asteroid Belt—gives this tale of mystery, intrigue and excitement a unique background. In this “orbit of danger," where rugged space frontiersmen risked their necks in a sea of swirling rock, teen-age Peter Clay and his father were faced with the possibility of having their small claim to Asteroid mining rights wiped out.In the shaky system of justice that had grown up between Mars and Jupiter to protect the individual miner, the Ama (Asteroid Miners’ Association) played an important part. It policed the Belt, spotted claim jumpers and was expected to aid any individual unlucky enough to get lost or disabled. When events led the Clays to suspect the Ama of invalidating claims for criminal purposes, they could only look to themselves and the sketchy Martian-sponsored government for help.From the moment the Clays heard a miner signaling for help from a tiny asteroid until they, with a group of honest men and women, band together to protect their claim from the Ama’s marauding ships, action and suspense color every page of this unusual story. How Peter Clay unraveled a maze of false clues; his narrow brush with desperate men who had a mining empire within their grasp; the details of life on the Asteroid frontier create, in MYSTERY OF THE THIRD MINE, a vivid world of drama and danger unique in the annals of science fiction.About the Author: Robert W. Lowndes was editorial director of Columbia Publications. He played a vital part in producing such magazines as FUTURE SCIENCE FICTION and was well acquainted with the writing being done in the fast-growing fantasy field. In writing MYSTERY OF THE THIRD MINE he considered all the unique forces that will affect man in outer space. Readers will see examples of how mankind may change when succeeding generations are born and raised on worlds with low gravity. The author has filled his story with details of how people, millions of miles away from Mother Earth and her comparatively warm and friendly environment, will live, think and feel. An engrossing story about people, as well as events, MYSTERY OF THE THIRD MINE is evidence of Robert Lowndes’ talent and ability in a demanding creative field.MYSTERY OF THE THIRD MINE is a juvenile science fiction novel, published first in 1953 as one of the books in the Winston Science Fiction series.

A megalomaniacal genius has built a fortress and gathered an army of scientists and engineers on the Darkside of the Moon. Rumour and whisper are all that float across to the Main Colony - with far less getting to Earth.A myriad of questions are asked in secret - the most dangerous among them - What is the Death Ray?Twins, Isadora and Aidan Darken are sent to the Moon, by their scientist grandmother, Dame Annette Rapp, to study at the prestigious Barbicane Academy. From their first encounter, the young teens learn that their links to the Moon reach far back to before their births. Stumbling upon artefacts left behind by their missing parents, the twins follow a broken path that leads to the Darkside of the Moon, where they uncover a plot that threatens all of mankind.

One of the most fascinating areas in the solar system—the Asteroid Belt—gives this tale of mystery, intrigue and excitement a unique background. In this “orbit of danger," where rugged space frontiersmen risked their necks in a sea of swirling rock, teen-age Peter Clay and his father were faced with the possibility of having their small claim to Asteroid mining rights wiped out. In the shaky system of justice that had grown up between Mars and Jupiter to protect the individual miner, the Ama (Asteroid Miners’ Association) played an important part. It policed the Belt, spotted claim jumpers and was expected to aid any individual unlucky enough to get lost or disabled. When events led the Clays to suspect the Ama of invalidating claims for criminal purposes, they could only look to themselves and the sketchy Martian-sponsored government for help. From the moment the Clays heard a miner signaling for help from a tiny asteroid until they, with a group of honest men and women, band together to protect their claim from the Ama’s marauding ships, action and suspense color every page of this unusual story. How Peter Clay unraveled a maze of false clues; his narrow brush with desperate men who had a mining empire within their grasp; the details of life on the Asteroid frontier create, in MYSTERY OF THE THIRD MINE, a vivid world of drama and danger unique in the annals of science fiction.

One of the most fascinating areas in the solar system—the Asteroid Belt—gives this tale of mystery, intrigue and excitement a unique background. In this “orbit of danger," where rugged space frontiersmen risked their necks in a sea of swirling rock, teen-age Peter Clay and his father were faced with the possibility of having their small claim to Asteroid mining rights wiped out. In the shaky system of justice that had grown up between Mars and Jupiter to protect the individual miner, the Ama (Asteroid Miners’ Association) played an important part. It policed the Belt, spotted claim jumpers and was expected to aid any individual unlucky enough to get lost or disabled. When events led the Clays to suspect the Ama of invalidating claims for criminal purposes, they could only look to themselves and the sketchy Martian-sponsored government for help. From the moment the Clays heard a miner signaling for help from a tiny asteroid until they, with a group of honest men and women, band together to protect their claim from the Ama’s marauding ships, action and suspense color every page of this unusual story. How Peter Clay unraveled a maze of false clues; his narrow brush with desperate men who had a mining empire within their grasp; the details of life on the Asteroid frontier create, in MYSTERY OF THE THIRD MINE, a vivid world of drama and danger unique in the annals of science fiction.