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Краткое содержание: The Revolt on Venus
- Чтение: 8 мин.
- 10 parts
- Аудио скоро
Three Space Cadets on leave stumble onto a secret army hidden in the Venusian jungle, led by a masked man in white.
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The Revolt on Venus — кратко о книге
Краткое содержание: 8 min на чтение
- Время чтения
- Около 3 h 35 min2 h 50 min fast, 4 h 15 min slow
- Длительность
- Слов: 50 80020 chapters
- Страницы
- Страниц: 151228 in large print
- Уровень в библиотеке
- Средний longer sentences, everyday words
- Первая публикация
- 1954by Carey Rockwell
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The Revolt on Venus in short
The Revolt on Venus is a story of three friends who set out for a holiday and end up facing a secret army. A bomb on a ship, a pawnshop call, a smooth host and a locked shed all point the same way. The cadets work out the pattern only by acting together.
What The Revolt on Venus is about
What would you do if a bomb were stuck to the fin of your spaceship, and the only one who knew about it was the cadet watching the stars? That happens early in The Revolt on Venus, a story that never stops moving.
Carey Rockwell wrote this Tom Corbett Space Cadet adventure for young readers who love rockets, jungles and quick, loyal friendships. The year is 2353. Three top cadets head for Venus on leave to hunt a tyrannosaurus. Instead they land among a secret army, stolen tickets, a spy in the Solar Guard and a hidden jungle city. You will meet gruff Major Connel, giant Astro, flip Roger Manning and steady Tom Corbett.
Для кого. Perfect for readers who enjoy rocket ships, steaming jungles, secret bases and teams of friends who joke and fight side by side.
The story in 10 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
Three cadets win honors, then get a mission
The story opens two hundred miles above Earth. Cadet Tom Corbett drifts alone in a spacesuit with his helmet blacked out. He must find his way back to the Polaris using only spoken orders from Captain Steve Strong. He makes it in nine minutes and fifty-one seconds and wins term honors for his unit.
The scene sets up the three friends. Tom commands, Roger Manning handles radar and navigation, and Astro, the huge Venusian cadet, runs the atomic engines. They trade insults the whole way home. Back at Space Academy, their leave plans are already set. They will go to Venus and hunt a tyrannosaurus.
Meanwhile, Commander Walters hears of a secret group on Venus that meets in uniform. He decides to send Major Connel quietly, so that no one innocent is hurt. The cadets' plans then go wrong. Their seats on the Venus Lark are taken by a nervous young man with a priority pass, and Strong wonders why a courier would need one.
When a small thing feels wrong, someone in the story always notices.
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A bomb on the hull ends the trip
The Polaris blasts off for Venus with Major Connel aboard.
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Venusport brings a pawnshop and a friendly host
In Venusport, the cadets learn the Polaris will be fully repaired.
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The jungle belt tests the hunters
Before dawn, the cadets dress in dark green jungle suits and cut into the thicket.
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Recalled to duty and nearly kidnapped
Connel finally explains his true mission to the cadets and recalls them from leave.
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Astro, alone and lost, is taken prisoner
Astro becomes separated from the group and spends a night standing against a tree, afraid to fire his blaster in case an enemy patrol hears.
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A wounded monster, a captured crew, a prison
Connel and the cadets meet the huge tyrannosaurus on its own trail.
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Freedom claimed in the name of control
The Nationalists say they want to free Venus from the Solar Alliance, but their methods look very much like slavery.
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Friends who put each other first
At the heart of the story are three cadets who are always arguing.
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How the story is told, from gadgets to jungle
The story is told in short chapters, and nearly every chapter ends on a hook, such as a frozen major, a locked door or a rocket in the sky.
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- Tom Corbett The curly-haired command cadet of the Polaris unit, steady and quick-thinking, who wants to protect his friends and finish the mission.
- Roger Manning The blond radar and navigation cadet, a joker and flirt, who spots danger fast and bickers with Astro but would never abandon him.
- Astro The giant Venusian power-deck cadet, expert on atomic engines and the jungle, who wants to prove his loyalty to the Solar Guard.
- Major Lou Connel A gruff, hard-driving Solar Guard officer sent to Venus to look into a secret group, who trusts action over diplomacy.
- Captain Steve Strong The Polaris unit's skipper, fair and friendly, who watches over his cadets and notices what others miss.
- Commander Walters The head of Space Academy and the Solar Guard, who wants to protect the Alliance without harming innocent people.
- Rex Sinclair A white-haired planter on the jungle's edge who welcomes the cadets to his crystal-roofed home and says he wants to be left in peace.
- E. Philips James The smooth Solar Delegate for Venus, who says little and calls the Venusian Nationalists a harmless club.
How it ends (spoiler)
Sinclair, the planter, is Lactu, the head of the Nationalists. After the Solar Guard wins the space battle, he takes Tom and Roger hostage and marches them through a tunnel to a hidden ship. Roger tries to restrain the slaves from attacking their guards. Tom fights Sinclair on the control deck and knocks him out. Connel, Strong and Astro round up the rebels, who are sent to a prison asteroid. The cadets learn their summer leave started it all, and that classes resume in three days.
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What is The Revolt on Venus about?
Three Space Cadets go on leave to Venus to hunt a tyrannosaurus and find a secret army of uniformed Nationalists preparing a rebellion. With Major Connel they search the jungle for the hidden base and face capture, danger and a stolen-ticket mystery.
Who are Tom, Roger and Astro?
They are the Polaris unit at Space Academy. Tom Corbett commands the ship, Roger Manning handles radar and navigation, and Astro, a giant Venusian, runs the atomic engines. They tease each other constantly and rely on one another.
Who are the Venusian Nationalists?
They are a group of Venus planters who start as a social club and grow into a uniformed movement. They wear green, speak an old Venusian dialect and want Venus free of the Solar Alliance. Their leader is called Lactu.
When is The Revolt on Venus set?
The story takes place in the year 2353, when Space Academy trains cadets for the Solar Guard. Venus is a young jungle colony with plantations and one large city, Venusport. The book is science fiction adventure written for younger readers.
Is The Revolt on Venus easy to read?
The short chapters, plain language, quick action and lively banter between the cadets make it very approachable. Each chapter ends on a hook, and the invented gadgets are explained in everyday terms as the story goes.
Как сослаться на это издание
Rockwell, Carey. The Revolt on Venus. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-revolt-on-venus.
Rockwell, C. (2026). The revolt on Venus. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-revolt-on-venus (Original work published 1954)
Rockwell, Carey. The Revolt on Venus. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-revolt-on-venus.
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