Project Gutenberg 2024-02-12 Public domain in the USA. 134 Olsen, Bob 1884 1956 Olsen, Alfred Johannes, Jr. Paul, Frank R. (Frank Rudolph) 1884 1963 Paul, Frank Rudolph Rhythm rides the rocket $aNew York, NY :$bColumbia Publications, Inc., $c1940, reprint 1942. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive). "Rhythm Rides the Rocket" by Bob Olsen is a science fiction novel published during the mid-20th century. The story revolves around Captain Timothy Verger, who is piloting the spaceship Goddard, tasked with transporting women to their husbands, who are exiled miners on Ganymede. The women are also members of a band, adding an unusual twist to their interplanetary journey. The narrative unfolds as Verger grapples with the absurdity of his mission, juggling his responsibilities while dealing with unexpected peril when the spaceship is pulled towards the hostile moon Callisto by a mysterious energy beam. As the story progresses, Verger devises a clever plan involving a musical performance to distract the curious alien inhabitants of Callisto, allowing the crew and women to escape. The tale combines elements of humor, adventure, and romance, particularly as Verger's hardened heart softens towards one of the band members, Helen Green, revealing deeper themes of love and companionship amidst the chaos of space travel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/science-fiction-classics-no-6-rhythm-rides-the-rocket-by-bob-olsen 20240127080300olsen 1940 US Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Space ships -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Ganymede (Satellite) -- Fiction Callisto (Satellite) -- Fiction Bands (Music) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Adventure 73020 2025-06-29T04:07:46.861217 text/html 48177 2024-02-12T17:26:40 text/html 278242 2025-06-29T04:07:49.316226 application/epub+zip 277003 2025-06-29T04:07:47.602235 application/epub+zip 192695 2025-06-29T04:07:47.170225 application/epub+zip 474095 2025-06-29T04:07:50.671216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466781 2025-06-29T04:07:48.953233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 65178 2025-06-29T04:07:46.707206 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45280 2024-02-12T17:26:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18205 2025-06-29T04:07:50.806176 application/rdf+xml 15399 2025-06-29T04:07:47.358203 image/jpeg 2655 2025-06-29T04:07:47.264199 image/jpeg 545401 2025-06-29T04:07:46.875226 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 en.wikipedia