SuitabookTom Corbett - Space Cadet in Treachery in Outer Space
Casey Rockwell
- Reading
- A useful way in is to follow what each cadet learns aboard his assigned ship, then discuss how the race’s prize shapes the conflict.
- Themes
- Competition and foul play: The cadets monitor ships in a race whose prize is a crystal-hauling contract; foul play means the best ship does not win. The premise makes unfair interference part of the conflict, but does not establish how the story judges the people responsible or resolves the competition.
- Worth knowing
- Foul play, treachery and a plot to take over valuable mining operations are part of the conflict. The extent of danger or harm is not clear.