Omega Station

Robot Buddy #4

by Alfred Slote

In this space-age adventure the derring-do of Jack Jameson, aided by his robot double Danny One, thwarts the wicked Dr. Drago in his attempt to annihilate the universe

Genres: Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fiction

147 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Alfred Slote (born September 11, 1926) is a children's author known for his numerous sports and space novels. His writing has been described as "making space travel seem as ordinary as piling in the family wagon for a jaunt to McDonald's". Slote's 1991 novel Finding Buck McHenry was adapted into a 2000 television film. He currently resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Reviews

[Ben Shaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

I first read this book in 1990 when I was in the 4th or 5th grade when I checked it out from the library. Then the author, Alfred Slote, came to my school. My parents bought me the bill and Mr. Slote autographed it.
My mom kept the book all these years and "returned" it to me, so I decided to read it from an adult's perspective.

This is a great book for any child that is interested in basic science and science-fiction. The general premise is a bit and his robot "twin brother" are enlisted to solve a mystery of other robots being kidnapped. These two, with the help of other robot friends, travel into space to rescue the other robots from the evil Dr. Otto Drago.

[Adam Lauver · Rating 3 out of 5]

This obscure book from my childhood had lived vaguely in my memory for years and years as a sci-fi story involving hay fever pills. It was a tip-of-my-tongue situation, so when I finally found the title of the book I ordered a copy for myself to eventually re-read someday. It's a pretty fun book with some nice narrative moments that I'm sure I found thrilling as a kid. Some of it's a stretch, and the climax is honestly kind of fucked up for a kid's book, but all in all I'm glad I rediscovered it!