Tom Swift the Astral Fortress

Tom Swift III #5

by Victor Appleton

Ben, Tom, Kate and Anita fight for their lives when they are captured by the evil industrialist, David Luna, and imprisoned in his massive space fortress.

Genres: Science Fiction, Childrens

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and its successors, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_...

The character of Tom Swift was conceived in 1910 by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book-packaging company. Stratemeyer invented the series to capitalize on the market for children's science adventure. The Syndicate's authors created the Tom Swift books by first preparing an outline with all the plot elements, followed by drafting and editing the detailed manuscript. The books were published under the house name of Victor Appleton. Edward Stratemeyer and Howard Garis wrote most of the volumes in the original series; Stratemeyer's daughter, Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, wrote the last three volumes. The first Tom Swift series ended in 1941.
In 1954, Harriet Adams created the Tom Swift, Jr., series, which was published under the name "Victor Appleton II". Most titles were outlined and plotted by Adams. The texts were written by various writers, among them William Dougherty, John Almquist, Richard Sklar, James Duncan Lawrence, Tom Mulvey and Richard McKenna. The Tom Swift, Jr., series ended in 1971.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Swift

Reviews

[Noel Roach · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mmmm! Tasty cheese.

[Val · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s pure cheese, but the science was interesting

[Andy]

5TH IN TOM SWIFT SERIES; OTHER VOLUMES: 1: THE CITY IN THE STARS 2: TERROR ON THE MOONS OF JUPITER 3: THE ALIEN PROBE 4: THE WAR IN OUTER SPACE

[Riza G · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like it

[Jason Keith · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great series for young adults. Tom Swift continues his adventures in outer space. A great adventure. I enjoyed these when I was in junior high.