Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice, by Victor Appleton
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Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice, by Victor Appleton- Published on: 2015-11-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.00" h x .30" w x 8.50" l, .71 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 130 pages
From the Publisher This book is a standard print version using a minimum of 10 point type in a 6 by 9 inch size and perfect bound - a paperback. As with all Quiet Vision print books, it use a high grade, acid free paper for long life.
About the Author Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Poorly produced machine reprinting By Hugh B. Gordon The originals have been squeezed from a 210-page format to half that number of pages by spreading a small typeface across pages with no margins. Although the publisher claims that typographical errors in the original have been corrected, the copy is riddled with ludicrous typos (degree symbols for the letter "o", "&" for the letter "d", "Neil" for "Ned", etc. with an average of 1-1/2 typos per page. Clearly these were scanned by machine and run through a spell checker, untouched by human eye. The illustrations in the originals are omitted. It seemed a service to reprint the original Tom Swift series in an affordable format, but these are cheap, ugly and so carelessly made that they aren't worth the trouble.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Gunplay and gold in the far north . . . . . By Patrick J. Callahan This is the eighth in a series of Tom Swift books that would eventually run to approx. 35 releases. The book is very old, with a copyright date of 1911. I just finished rereading this release for the first time in a number of years. And while I enjoyed it, I would not pick this book as one of my favorites in the series.There is a close linkage between three of the Tom Swift books: Tom Swift and his Wireless Message, Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers, and the current volume. The end of each volume prepares for the next. In the final chapter of "Diamond Makers," Tom and his friends meet Abe Abercrombie, a crusty old gold miner. He beseeches Tom to lend the use of Tom's airship so as to return to a remote part of Alaska. There, Abe had struck onto the most rich gold vein in his lifetime of prospecting. But because of fierce indians guarding the gold valley, the only approach to the bonanza is to cross over the savage tribes unseen in an airship and land at the claim. The "Caves of Ice" -- the present volume -- represents Tom keeping his promise to the aged gold miner, and launching an airship expedition to rediscover the rich gold lode.One unifying thread that links Wireless Message, Diamond Makers, and Caves of Ice is the presence of Mr. Parker, a very entertaining character who is described as "a scientist." He is totally gloomy-- a kind of "sad sack." He sees disaster in every landscape, and prophecies doom to the Swift expedition at every turn. Tom doesn't like Mr. Parker, but tolerates him since Tom's friend Wakefield Damon had been too quick to invite the gloomy scientist along. Mr.Parker is one of several links unifying the three aforementioned Tom Swift adventures. After Caves of Ice, I believe Mr. Parker disappears from the Tom Swift world.The book is built around a string of episodes. The book begins with Tom's preparations to depart for Alaska in his airship the Red Cloud. We have to remember that in 1911 the Wright Brothers had not yet flown, and a debate was raging as to whether dirigibles or heavier-than-air planes had the brighter future. The Red Cloud is actually a modified dirigible. Tom's arch-enemy Andy Foger, mentioned repeatedly as "the bully," has designed a rival aircraft which is a heavier-than-air triplane. After some sparring and conflict between Tom and Andy Foger, both teams start for Alaska. It is a sort of race to reach the gold first. The first team to access the valley of gold nuggets will stake a claim, and shut out the other group. Naturally, Andy and his cronies play dirty, and stop at nothing to beat Tom, including the stealing of Abe's map to the location and the sabotaging of Tom's airship.Finally, the two rival teams reach the remote parts of Alaska. There conflicts arise of various sorts, to include warlike indians and murderous herds of attacking musk-oxen. I will not spoil the story by revealing too much about the final "showdown" between the Fogers and Tom.What's the wrap on this one? Important for closing out the larger story in the three volumes "Wireless Message," "Diamond Makers," and this one. Plenty of action, but rather sloppy plotting since we are really getting a string of episodes linked only by the journey to the gold fields. Another interesting aspect of this volume -- it does NOT key on one of Tom's numerous inventions. In fact, all three volumes of this triad lack any keyed, title invention (e.g., Tom Swift and his Photo Telephone, Tom Swift and his Submarine, etc.).Hope you try this and other of the original Tom Swift series. They are fun, and so antique they are rather quaint.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Tom Swift, Treasure Hunter... Again By David Swan I have seen a slow but unfortunate decline in quality and creativity in the last few books and sadly the may be the weakest. Where Tom Swift used to create marvelous vehicles now he has become more of a treasure hunter who just randomly stumbles across fabulous wealth; diamond in the previous book and now gold. It's not even like he shows much interest in wealth he just happily searches for it to assist others. His main nemesis this time is the detestable Andy Foger who is generally more of a side character rather than the primary villain. There are characters you love to hate and characters that you just hate. For me Foger is a later. He's also generally established as a worthless buffoon so he is certainly lacking as a foil for Tom Swift.Tom, along with Ned Newton. Wakefield Damon, Mr. Parker and an old prospector named Abe head to Alaska in the RED CLOUD to search for a valley of gold. God knows why Tom keeps the annoying Mr. Parker around and Mr. Damon isn't a whole lot better. Ned and Abe are generally fine and Tom Swift is your prototypical good guy who stays calm even in face of danger such as the titular "Wreck of the Airship".I guess it's not too shocking that the quality of the stories are suspect as the author was literally cranking out 5 books a year. This book was published in 1911, an age where according to this book if you spotted an Indian you'd best have a gun handy.This is also the first appearance of Tom Swift's Electric Rifle. Little known fact, Taser is actually an acronym for Thomas A Swift's Electric Rifle.The series had got into a definite routine with Tom Swift inventing some vehicle and some group trying to steal the plans. Now things have gotten much more ridiculous. Mr. Parker, a scientist, has now predicted some kind of rare geological upheaval, a sort of geological Deus Ex Machina and three times it has occurred. We've also had two stories in a row where they've gone treasure hunting only to have a natural disaster render the treasure inaccessible. I'm giving this story just three stars. The writing is good, particularly for a book cranked out this quickly but the storylines are growing monotonous. I'm also tired of the Foger's. Several times in the past Andy Foger's actions have nearly cost Tom Swift his life and this time Andy and his father appear to be trying to get Tom and all his crew slaughtered and yet once again Tom lets it go. Tom, you had the Foley's alone in the Alaskan wilderness. Kill them. They are seriously trying to kill you.
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