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Chris Godfrey of U.N.E.X.A. #13
First Contact?
Two spaceships on an exploratory voyage to Uranus come into contact with a being of superior intelligence from a distant world.
174 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1971
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December 30, 2025
Hugh is always better when he sticks to science.
Still, this was mildly amusing. This time, we send two ships to Ariel, a moon circling Uranus. Chris and Morrey take one while Serge and Tony take the second. And we have new crew members! Robert, the Irishman, and Mervyn from Wales (cue the singing Welshman jokes) join Serge and Tony. And bald Norman and long-haired Colin join Chris and Morrey.
Is there alien life broadcasting from Uranus? You're darn tootin' there is. Vari is a member of an advanced race that travels with gravity drive and can walk through walls by rearranging atoms. He's here to see if humans are ready for advanced contacts.
Well...nope. Morrey panics when he sees his buddy Chris and Company shut up in the alien vessel, and like any typical American, he tries to use force to free his friends. Vari says, "Tsk, tsk, your loyalty to your friends is adorable, but humans are still too fearful and violent to hang out with, so we will see you in a millennium or two. And I will have to wipe your memories, of course."
The boys get back home, but they can't account for all of the time they were actually on Ariel. Hmmmm....
Still, this was mildly amusing. This time, we send two ships to Ariel, a moon circling Uranus. Chris and Morrey take one while Serge and Tony take the second. And we have new crew members! Robert, the Irishman, and Mervyn from Wales (cue the singing Welshman jokes) join Serge and Tony. And bald Norman and long-haired Colin join Chris and Morrey.
Is there alien life broadcasting from Uranus? You're darn tootin' there is. Vari is a member of an advanced race that travels with gravity drive and can walk through walls by rearranging atoms. He's here to see if humans are ready for advanced contacts.
Well...nope. Morrey panics when he sees his buddy Chris and Company shut up in the alien vessel, and like any typical American, he tries to use force to free his friends. Vari says, "Tsk, tsk, your loyalty to your friends is adorable, but humans are still too fearful and violent to hang out with, so we will see you in a millennium or two. And I will have to wipe your memories, of course."
The boys get back home, but they can't account for all of the time they were actually on Ariel. Hmmmm....
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October 21, 2019
Somewhat nostalgic after all these years. Not quiet up to the standard of earlier books I felt, but good to catch up with the chaps again.
December 13, 2023
They landed on Uranus.
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