Project Gutenberg 2020-11-11 Public domain in the USA. 137 Yerxa, Leroy 1915 1946 Yerxa, Leroy Arnold Martin, C. Through the Asteroids—To Hell! Produced from Planet Stories Fall 1946 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Through the Asteroids—To Hell!" by Leroy Yerxa is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century, likely around the 1940s. The book details the life of Blair Freedman, a skilled pilot and member of the Tunnel Patrol, responsible for keeping a crucial passage through a treacherous asteroid belt open amid rising tensions and impending war between two satellites. The story explores themes of duty, sacrifice, and the longing for glory in the backdrop of an interstellar conflict. In the narrative, Blair Freedman grapples with his discontent in the monotonous Tunnel Patrol, yearning to join the more glamorous Warrior Patrol and prove himself in battle. However, his decision to leave leads to tragic consequences when he realizes that his friend and colleague, Jerry Graham, has died during an enemy attack on the tunnel. As he returns to the Tunnel Patrol out of guilt and a desire to honor Jerry's memory, he ultimately finds himself in a desperate situation alongside Sheila Graham, Jerry's daughter, as they attempt to thwart the impending attack by the Vestena fleet. Their bold plan requires the use of the Cutter ship to confront the enemy head-on, leading to a climactic and tragic end that underscores the heavy toll of war and the deep ties of love and loss. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction War stories Asteroid belt -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 80406 2025-07-25T08:59:35.435893 text/html 57036 2024-10-18T08:07:47 text/html 649154 2025-07-25T08:59:37.797928 application/epub+zip 647944 2025-07-25T08:59:35.982956 application/epub+zip 84853 2025-07-25T08:59:35.705903 application/epub+zip 694419 2025-07-25T08:59:39.221896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 686478 2025-07-25T08:59:37.532934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123811 2022-09-28T18:13:12.740993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72519 2025-07-25T08:59:35.201924 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52631 2024-10-18T08:07:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16717 2025-07-25T08:59:39.356877 application/rdf+xml 31929 2025-07-25T08:59:35.818903 image/jpeg 4878 2025-07-25T08:59:35.760900 image/jpeg 660918 2025-07-25T08:59:35.454886 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog