Sargasso of Space | |
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Dust-jacket from the first edition |
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Author(s) | Andrew North |
Cover artist | Ed Emshwiller |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Solar Queen |
Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
Publisher | Gnome Press |
Publication date | 1955 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 185 pp |
ISBN | NA |
OCLC Number | 6536915 |
Followed by | Plague Ship |
Sargasso of Space is a science fiction novel by author Andrew North (pseudonym of Alice Mary Norton, also known as Andre Norton). It was published in 1955 by Gnome Press in an edition of 4,000 copies.
North's novel concerns Free Traders who sell recently discovered planets and the adventures of teen hero on such a planet.
Galaxy reviewer Floyd C. Gale praised the novel as "unpretentious space opera. . . . good adventure reading for a couple of carefree hours."[1] Anthony Boucher was less impressed, finding Sargasso "a competent routine space opera obviously aimed at the audience whose concept of s.f. is derived from T.V. serials."[2]