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''Five Against Venus'', written by Philip Latham, is a science-fiction novel first published in the United States in 1952 by the John C. Winston Company. Philip Latham was the nom de plume of Robert S. Richardson, a professional astronomer who also provided technical assistance on movies such as ''Destination Moon'' and wrote scripts for the ''Captain Video'' television series.〔(SF Encyclopedia – Philip Latham )〕 This is one of the thirty-five juvenile novels that comprise the Winston Science Fiction set, which novels were published in the 1950s for a readership of teenage boys. The typical protagonist in these books was a boy in his late teens who was proficient in the art of electronics, a hobby that was easily available to the readers. In this novel, Bruce Robinson differs from that pattern in having no special skill, only a knowledge of astronomy. Under the article on Venus in the ''Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'',〔(SF Encyclopedia – Venus )〕 the writer says that "Philip Latham's ''Five Against Venus'' (1952) is a Venusian Robinsonade." Indeed, in overall form the story is ''Swiss Family Robinson'' in space, though the precipitating crisis owes more to the 1950 movie ''Rocketship X-M''. == Characters == * Paul Robinson: headed for a new job on the moon, he never dreamed that he would be the leader of an impromptu expedition to another planet. * Helen Robinson: an ordinary American housewife who must regain the pioneer spirit to set up housekeeping in an alien environment. * Bruce Robinson: sixteen years old, he yearns to travel in space, but then finds that it is not what he expected. * Frank Robinson: six years old, he only wants to play with the strange machine retrieved from the wreckage of the spaceship. * Jim Gregor: pilot/navigator of the deep-space ship ''Aurora'', he performs the ultimate act of courage to save the lives of his ship’s passengers. * Dr. Bram Simmons: an eccentric scientist, he went to Venus by himself five years ago and was not heard from again – until now. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Five Against Venus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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