Download or read book 6 Tom Swift Galactic Ambassador HB written by Victor Appleton II and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This hardbound edition of the 6th novel in the series brings back some of Tom's old friend: his Space Friends. Since their first interaction Tom has tried to get them to provide details about themselves so he can assist them in their mission to visit the Earth. Until he makes a surprise advancement in how he ""reads"" their symbol messages, he has had frustration after disappointment. Now that he has an understanding he is horrified to find that their ""masters"" have declared their mission a failure and will be recalling them, forever, in just a few short weeks. Now he races against time trying to develop both a vehicle and an environment capable of supporting them. Just when he thinks he has succeeded, disaster strikes. Not only is his new flying environment destroyed, but now the Masters insist the Space Friends won't be the ones coming for a visit, it will be them! Tom knows that can't be allowed and so he must work overtime to complete a new environment, be a diplomat and get ready for the visit.
Download or read book Tom Swift and the Space Battering Ram HB written by Thomas Hudson & Leo L. Levesque and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Into the Abyss written by Victor Appleton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-16 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TOM IS IN DEEP-SEA TROUBLE... Tom. Bud, and Yo are on the S.S. Nestor, a Swift Enterprises research vessel, to witness Mr. Swift testing his submersible, the Verne-1. Mr. Swift plans to use the Verne-1 to place a network of seismometers on the sea floor to detect underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other phenomena that might generate tidal waves on the ocean's surface. But when an unexpected storm hits and the S.S. Nestor looses contact with the Verne-1, it's up to Tom to save his father.
Download or read book 25 Tom Swift and the HoverCity HB written by Victor Appleton II and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-03-11 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this hardbound edition of book 25 of the new series, Tom Swift is approached by a rich man with a dream of building a city that can float above crowded cities and land without creating more ecological woes. His dream is a flying platform on which such aa dream town might be built, and he believes Tom is just the man to realize it! The inventor struggles with finding a technology to make this happen before he must tell his benefactor it is "impossible." But, a chance discovery on an Internet site devoted to making fun on crackpot inventors and their ideas sets him on the path to an answer. However, nothing runs smoothly in Tom's world and he soon finds an old foe is out to track him down, hurt or kill him and Bud Barclay, and ruin the HoverCity. Who will win in this multi-battle showdown?
Download or read book 23 Tom Swift and the Martian Moon Re Placement HB written by Victor Appleton II and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-02-14 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this hardbound edition of novel 23 in this series, Tom must travel to Mars to find out just why the small moon, Phobos, has suddenly begun coming close to the surface. In fact it is coming down to lower and lower orbits that could, within months, endanger the colonists on the planet below. He first tries to use brute force and to push it back into higher orbit, but nearly loses several spacecraft in the attempt. So, he now is faced with finding out the why of it all before he can find a solution that won't mean simply destroying the moon. That, he fears, might backfire and do damage to the colony and the planet. He tries to find some answers with the aid of his Space Friends, but they seem to have disappeared from his life. Without their help he mounts an expedition of Phobos and finds about the last thing he might think of. Now it is a race against time to see if he can rectify the situation and re-place Phobos in its correct orbit.
Download or read book The War in Outer Space written by Victor Appleton and published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books. This book was released on 1981 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first hyper-drive spacecraft, Tom, Ben, and Anita try to make contact with an alien race that built a probe.
Download or read book 13 Tom Swift and the IntraEarth Invaders HB written by Victor Appleton II and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this hardbound edition of the 13th novel in the New Tom Swift Invention Series, the young inventor is called down to Helium City to investigate strange noises that seem to be coming up from deep within the wells themselves. This should be impossible because there are several miles of near absolute zero liquid helium down there. Several probes not only fail to find anything, at least one is attacked and lost. So, Tom and his best friend, Bud Barclay, undertake the dangerous mission to go down into the well to find out what is really going on. When that trip turns to near disaster, it is time to call in reinforcements. This comes in the form of an old friend who not only knows the truth must be discovered, he believes that it must be stopped at any cost!
Download or read book Tom Swift and His Outpost in Space written by Victor Appleton (II.) and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom Swift, Jr., aided by his friend Bud Barclay, overcomes several sabotage attempts while trying to design and build the first solar-operated space station.
Download or read book Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X written by Victor II Appleton and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X' by Victor II Appleton, the reader is taken on a thrilling sci-fi adventure filled with futuristic gadgets and space exploration. The book follows the ingenious young inventor, Tom Swift, as he encounters a mysterious visitor from a distant planet. The narrative is fast-paced, with vivid descriptions of otherworldly technology and alien encounters, making it a captivating read for fans of both science fiction and adventure literature. Appleton's writing style is engaging and imaginative, transporting readers to a world where anything is possible. The novel is part of the iconic Tom Swift series, known for its entertaining and action-packed stories that inspire wonder and curiosity in readers of all ages. Victor II Appleton's ability to blend science fiction with excitement and adventure is evident in this compelling book, making it a must-read for fans of the genre and those looking for a thrilling escape to another world.
Download or read book The Sonic Breach written by Victor Appleton and published by Aladdin. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hardy Boys meets Alex Rider in this second novel in a brand-new series starring everyone’s favorite inventor—Tom Swift! Tom gets to take all sorts of cool classes at the Swift Academy of Science and Technology, but robotics may be the one he is most excited for. Their teacher is holding a battling robot tournament, and Tom has to build a machine that will come out on top. With the final battle coming up, Tom and his friends need as much time as possible to refine their masterpiece. But the rest of their teachers have been giving so many pop quizzes that they can barely focus in class, never mind concentrate on the tournament. Naturally, everyone is frustrated with the trend…until a mysterious new phone app appears. If students get pop quizzes during first period, they can warn everyone else about it by getting their phones to emit a high-pitched sound—a mosquito alarm—that adults can’t hear. Tom is unsure about the whole thing, but it technically isn’t cheating, right? But when someone changes the app to break all the rules, the ethics aren’t debatable anymore. The longer the perpetrator remains unknown, the more harshly teachers treat all the students, and the pressure won’t stop until Tom and his friends track down the person behind the app takeover.
Download or read book Tom Swift and His Rocket Ship written by Victor Appleton (II.) and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom Swift, Jr., and his friend, Bud Barclay, enter an international space race hoping to orbit the earth in two hours.
Download or read book 21 Tom Swift and the Solar Chaser HB written by Victor Appleton II and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-08-13 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the twenty-first novel in this new series, Tom has defeated the Electricity Vampires and now wants something a bit less diabolical to take up his time. A new X-Prize is announced that intrigues him: fly a solar-powered aircraft, non-stop, around the globe in just 36 hours! That sort of speed will require an electrical powered jet, and that will burn up a lot of electricity. So, how can he manage to make what he needs by day... and still have enough to run at full speed at night? Might his recently discovered cousin in England, Thomasina Swift, be of some assistance? After all, she and her partner, Betty, have come up with an incredible solar cloth! Just as long as nothing ""exotic"" is used like one of Tom's Power Pods. Complicating things is a mysterious woman, and a deadly opponent, seemingly out to keep Tom from winning or perhaps from ever getting back home alive.
Download or read book The Space Hotel written by Victor Appleton and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Tom and Sandy visit the Apogee, the world's first space hotel, Tom begins to notice strange happenings and when the billionaire guest of the hotel goes missing, Tom suspects foul play.
Download or read book 12 Tom Swift and the High Space L Evator HB written by Victor Appleton II and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-04-27 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within weeks of putting his outpost in space into geosynchronous orbit, Tom got it into his mind to build a bigger station farther out in an orbit where it will be safe from space debris and where he can have much more room for everything he hopes to accomplish in space. A combination of attacks and events on him and his company make it look like a necessity and much sooner than he would have imagined. But what can he do to get around the logistical nightmare such an undertaking will bring? An elevator from the ground straight up into space has been a dream of writers and engineers for more than a century. Tom puts development of a space elevator on the front burner at Swift Enterprises. His only hope is that it is actually possible.
Download or read book 9 Tom Swift and His Martian TerraVironment HB written by Victor Appleton II and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-10-16 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this hardbound edition of the 9th book in the series, Tom must suffer disappointment when a contract to build habitats for a Moon colony go to another, inferior, bidder. The result is catastrophe and Tom must mount a mission to recover the bodies of nearly a third of the colonists. When Swift Enterprises offers to build a protection system, that offer is rebuffed for no good reason. Angry, Tom decides to set his sights on an even more ambitious project: a colony on Mars! It will need to be huge and totally self-sustaining as no ""quick resupply"" system will be available. With a good understanding of the weak points of the lunar buildings he begins developing an inflatable habitat. He sneaks up to the Moon for a test and runs afoul of the company that built the fragile structures. He is even attacked by their rocket. Or, is it them? There are rumblings that the Brungarians are up to their old tricks and might be trying to sabotage Tom's efforts. Whoever it is, they seemed determined to stop Tom Swift!
Download or read book 20 Tom Swift and the Electricity Vampires HB written by Victor Appleton II and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-08-13 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 20th adventure of this new series, Tom Swift finds a pleasant day test sailing a new yacht is turning into an attack from the sky. Out of nowhere a lightning bolt strikes his boat and sucks all power from everywhere. Not a freak incident, it seems to be more of a warning of things to come when a large power generating station along the East Coast is attacked next, with the same loss of electricity as if it had been siphoned back into the sky. This time, there is a great deal of damage and a near death. More and more power stations are targeted and now Tom must try to find out several vital things: Who is attacking? Why are they invisible and how do they manage that? What is their purpose in zig-zagging up and down the country hitting station after station? Not only is he broadsided by these attack, he also finds out there is another Tom Swift out there; or rather a Tommy Swift. Together they work to uncover the evil attackers Bud Barclay has dubbed the Electricity Vampires.
Download or read book 22 Tom Swift and His SeaSpace HydroFarm HB written by Victor Appleton II and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
