"Appleton, Victor - Tom Swift Jr 25 - And His Polar Ray Dynasphere" - читать интересную книгу автора (Appleton Victor)

lake of death and sight the tracks of a weird monster said to prowl the lake at
night. Tom conceives an ingenious plan for draining the poison lake with the
dynasphere mounted aboard his new spacecraft, the Dyna Ranger, so that the
valley may be turned into valuable farmland.
Fireball missiles and a hairbreadth encounter with a charging tiger are only
two of the perils that confront the daring young inventor in this colorful, thrill-
packed adventure.

ILLUSTRATED BY EDWARD MORITZ
GROSSET & DUNLAP
й 1965 BY CROSSET fc DUNLAP, INC.

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library of congress catalog card number: 65-13776
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTENTS
1 Space Crash
2 Accidental Blackout
3 The Bronze Buddha
4 A Martian Mystery
5 A Hair-Raising Experiment
6 The Saffron Clue
7 The Goddess Of Doom
8 A Royal Welcome
9 The Poison Lake
10 Sky Show
11 Flight into Danger
12 Tiger Hunt
13 Deadly Quills
14 The Kidnapped Satellite
15 Rocket Chase
16 The Lake Monster
17 Kali's Secret
18 Hidden Lair
19 Rocket Roost
20 Planet Prize


CHAPTER I
SPACE CRASH

The intercom in the astronomy wing of the Swifts' space outpost buzzed like
an angry hornet. A lanky blond youth with crew-cut hair and steel-blue eyes
turned away from an electronic console to answer the call. "Tom Swift here."
"An unidentified spacecraft is approaching!" came the excited voice of Ken
Horton, commander of the outpost. "It's on a collision course!"
"Have you challenged it over the radio?" "We've tried, but we get no
response." Husky, dark-haired Bud Barclay saw the startled look on his chum's
face as Tom left the intercom. "What's wrong, pal?"