Let 'Em Breathe Space! by Lester Del Rey
"Let 'Em Breathe Space!" by Lester Del Rey is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story unfolds aboard the spaceship "Wahoo", which carries a crew of eighteen men and two women on a treacherous five-month expedition to Saturn. As tensions rise due to cramped quarters, inadequate food, and mysterious accidents that threaten their survival, the crew finds themselves facing not only cabin fever but also the very realpossibility of murder among them. The opening of the book establishes a tense atmosphere, revealing protagonist Paul Tremaine’s frustrations with the onboard dynamics and his growing animosity towards his fellow crew members. He recounts previous incidents that have put the scientists at risk, including food poisoning and a potential sabotage. As he prepares to confront the day, a commotion breaks out in the mess hall, indicating further strife among the crew. When Tremaine discovers the corpse of Hendrix, the expedition's biologist, among the wilting hydroponics plants, panic sets in, revealing the underlying deceit and rising threat of murder as the crew's air and food supplies dwindle due to inexplicable sabotage. The stage is set for a gripping mystery as the characters must grapple with fear, distrust, and the fight for survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Del Rey, Lester, 1915-1993 |
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| Title | Let 'Em Breathe Space! |
| Series Title | Produced from Space Science Fiction July 1953. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits | Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Manned space flight -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 31286 |
| Release Date | Feb 16, 2010 |
| Most Recently Updated | Feb 17, 2010 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 106 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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