The Throne of Saturn: A Novel of Space and Politics
by Allen Drury
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Master novelist Drury probes the controversy and political machinations as America strives to land on Mars . . . A mission that may be torn apart by the nation's turmoil . . . The Throne of Saturn shows the struggle of dedicated and courageous astronauts to set foot on the red planet and maintain our quest for the starsTags
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- Canonical title
- The Throne of Saturn: A Novel of Space and Politics
- Original publication date
- 1971
- People/Characters
- Conrad H. "Connie" Trasker, Jr. (colonel)
- Important places
- Houston, Texas, USA; Washington, D.C., USA; Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
- Epigraph
- Up from Earth's Centre through the Seventh Gate
I rose, and on the Throne of Saturn sate,
And many Knots unravel'd by the Road;
But not the Knot of Human Death and Fate.
- The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám - Dedication
- Dedicated to the U.S. astronauts and those who help them fly
- First words
- The satellite whirled around the globe, a tiny silver bubble lost in the sky's infinitude.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Will they be enough?
Don't tell him.
Let him go.
He would not believe You anyway. - Original language
- English
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 18
