Passage to Pluto
{{Short description|1973 novel by Hugh Walters}}
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{{Infobox book |
| name = Passage to Pluto
| title_orig =
| translator =
| image = File:PassageToPluto.jpg
| caption = First edition
| author = Hugh Walters
| cover_artist = Leslie Wood
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| series = Chris Godfrey of U.N.E.X.A
| genre = Science fiction novel
| publisher = Faber
| release_date = 1973
| media_type = Print (Hardback)
| pages = 148
| isbn = 0-571-09908-4
| oclc = 628891
| dewey = 823/.9/14
| congress = PZ7.W1715 Pas
| preceded_by = First Contact?
| followed_by = Tony Hale, Space Detective
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Passage to Pluto is a juvenile science fiction novel, the fourteenth in Hugh Walters' Chris Godfrey of U.N.E.X.A. series.[http://unexa.org/walters/14pluto/index.html Unexa.org]
It was published in the UK by Faber in 1973, in the US by T.Nelson Books in 1975.
It was the last of the series to have a cover illustration by Leslie Wood.
Plot summary
Chris Godfrey is now deputy-director of UNEXA; he sends his former crew-mates to investigate unexplained perturbations in the orbit of Pluto. They discover that not only are their fuel tanks holed, but a super-dense wandering planet dubbed "Planet X" is on course to decimate the Solar System.
This was the last of Hugh Walters' 'exploration' novels as his realistic approach could not envisage travel further afield.
See also
{{Portal |Children's literature}}
References
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External links
- [http://unexa.org/walters/14pluto/index.html Passage to Pluto page]
- {{Isfdb title|id=5187}}
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Category:1973 science fiction novels
Category:Chris Godfrey of U.N.E.X.A. series
Category:1973 children's books
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