Project Gutenberg 2020-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 111 Coppel, Alfred 1921 2004 Gilman, Robert Cham Marin, A. C. Coppel, Alfredo José de Arana-Marini Coppel, Alfredo Jose de Arana-Marini Galaxan, Sol Jinx Ship to the Rescue Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1948 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Jinx Ship to the Rescue" by Alfred Coppel is a science fiction novel written in the late 1940s. The book is set in a future where space travel is commonplace and follows Brevet Lieutenant Commander David Farragut Strykalski III as he takes command of the spaceship "Aphrodite", a vessel rumored to be jinxed due to its troubled past and difficult operational history. The narrative delves into themes of tradition, destiny, and the challenges faced by those navigating the complexities of military space operations. The story revolves around Strike and his crew aboard the "Aphrodite", including the skilled but challenging engineering officer Ivy Hendricks, the daughter of the ship’s original designer. As they embark on a high-stakes mission to deliver critical mail through perilous space, they confront mechanical failures, rising tensions, and the looming shadow of their adversary, Admiral Gorman. When the crew receives a distress signal from two sister ships in dire trouble, they must weigh the risks of using the ship’s unreliable surge-circuit capabilities against the lives at stake. Amid the chaos, Strike and Ivy grow to respect each other’s strengths, ultimately forming a reluctant partnership that highlights their shared convictions and struggles. As they unite to save the stranded ships, the novel culminates in a suspenseful turn that tests their courage and ingenuity in the face of overwhelming odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Space ships -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 52687 2025-06-25T08:38:05.629712 text/html 28975 2024-10-18T08:21:27 text/html 388835 2025-06-25T08:38:07.473655 application/epub+zip 387649 2025-06-25T08:38:06.065684 application/epub+zip 80349 2025-06-25T08:38:05.821754 application/epub+zip 425799 2025-06-25T08:38:08.672712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417927 2025-06-25T08:38:07.236718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110959 2022-09-28T18:59:33.952822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46095 2023-09-27T08:55:25.594276 text/plain 26187 2024-10-18T08:21:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16658 2025-06-25T08:38:08.790656 application/rdf+xml 32411 2025-06-25T08:38:05.923663 image/jpeg 5293 2025-06-25T08:38:05.871683 image/jpeg 505516 2025-06-25T08:38:05.644685 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 en.wikipedia