Captain Future: The Guns of Pluto

Curt Newton had been making a name for himself. Of course, it wasn't the name that HE would have chosen but he couldn't argue that CAPTAIN FUTURE had begun to feared by villains and criminals throughout the system. So it was with a little despair when he had recently completed a mission to Venus that demanded he stop members of the terrorist group STARRY MESSENGER only to find the the first rue love of his life was one of those he must stop...and she wasn't scared by his name at all. Now, he is interrupted in his attempt to return home after the last mission and is sent to the extreme edge of the solar system....with that old flame still in tow on his ship. And...that mission will soon reveal loyalties and betrayals he had never thought of...and enemies long thought dead. Allen Steele has delivered the second in a proposed trilogy and it's a great one. Steele states how much discovering Captain Future reprints in his early years formed his imagination and lead him to become the prolific and excellent writer that he has become (my words)… and it can be seen in this his 4th entry into the world of Edmund Hamilton's Captain Future. His love for the character comes through in each chapter and page as he has captured the atmosphere and joy of the original stories and given them a modern spin to make the more relevant to newer, younger readers. With the final book 1,500 LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME looming on the horizon, the anticipation grows.

Me he transportado de nuevo a esta aventura y no puedo esperar a esta tercera parte, Allen a traído de nuevo a la vida a Curt Newton/Capitán Futuro, de la manera que lo soñamos los fans siempre

The Black Pirate overtakes the notorious Penal Colony on Pluto and forces Captain Future to come to Pluto to deal with the situation. The Black Pirate and Captain Future try to outmanouver each other is a kind of chess match. They are equally matched and we don't know who will prevail as the book ends in a wicked cliffhanger. This story was not quite as good as the first book in this series, but I am nontheless looking forward to the resolution of this story. The book also contains a Captain Future story written by Edmond Hamilton published in 1950.

The potential for high space adventure is attempted here, but doesn't quite reach its zenith. An adequate read.

Just what I needed for my classic pulp sci-fi collection.

Captain Future was created to be the Science Fiction version of Doc Savage. Allen Steele has updated and supercharged the original incarnation of Curt Newton, reimagining him for 21st century readers. It's a pleasure to see him back and ink capable hands....more!

The best a way to describe this novela is to compare it with the previous books. Captain Future In Love, also a novella, was a big disappointment but you need to read it so you know what's going on with some of the characters in this book. This book is better then that and not as good as Avengers of the Moon which is a full-length novel. this book has murder, suspense, betrayal, and prisoners getting out of their prison cells. I would have given the book one star more except the last section did not really make sense. it left the story hanging and the last section was almost like it was a new book.

Didn't realize this was a first of two books.

Captain Future is back with Allen Steele at his best in bringing back the Space hero of the 1940's. Edmund Hamilton would be proud that his creation has been revived. Recommended reading for all 4 volumes in this series.

第1巻よりも総頁数が80頁くらい増えて200頁を超え、本編のストーリーは約140頁で第1話の1.5倍。 貴重な付録は、ハミルトンの短編『The Harpers of Titan』（邦題：『衛星タイタンの＜歌い鳥＞』）。短編の翻訳はすでに出ていますが、原文で読めて良かったです。 ハミルトン版キャプテン・フューチャーの面白さとは違いますが、読み手には確実に罠だろうとわかっている状況にカートたちが向かっていくのが結構スリリング。スティール版は状況・内面描写の文章が多いので、キャラクターたちには感情移入しやすく、映画を見ているみたいに自分が体験しているような緊張感と不安感を感じます。 『Avengers of the moon』や『Captain Future in Love』よりも、悪役たちがずっとコワイです。 クォルンは目的達成のためには冥王星での大量殺人も全くためらわず、気に入らない行動をとった人質をその場ですぐに射殺するのも全然平気。ハミルトン版クォルンよりもはるかに冷酷無慈悲な凄みがあります。 カートの初恋の少女はなぜかテロリストとなり、カートたちを罠に嵌めるため、未だに彼女の魅力に惹かれるナイーブなカートを巧みに騙し、何の罪悪感もなくほくそ笑むのがコワイ。 今回は、カートがクォルンの術中にはまって、デネブ星系へのワームホールの入り口となる”Slingshot”もワープドライブを備えた＜コメット＞もクォルンに奪われ、さらに仲間もCold Hellの独房で虜囚の身となり、全くいいところがありません。 ハミルトン版キャプテン・フューチャーなら、パズルのピースから推理を組み立てて、もっと警戒しているだろうと思うので、こっちのカートは洞察力と計略が足りなくて頼りないですね。今のところクォルンの方が１枚も２枚も役者が上です。 それでもストーリー展開自体は面白いです。さらに、チコクレーターの地下基地内部の様子や冥王星と刑務所の描写が詳しかったり、kuiperians（冥王星に住むカイパーベルト人）のカニバリズムの由来になった最初の冥王星探検隊の悲惨なエピソードなど、ストーリーに厚みとリアリティが加わり、約140頁の話にしては充分読み応えがあります。