Code Three, by Rick Raphael
If you ally need such a referred Code Three, By Rick Raphael book that will provide you value, obtain the best vendor from us currently from several prominent publishers. If you wish to amusing books, numerous novels, tale, jokes, as well as a lot more fictions collections are also launched, from best seller to the most current launched. You might not be puzzled to take pleasure in all book collections Code Three, By Rick Raphael that we will certainly offer. It is not about the costs. It's about just what you require now. This Code Three, By Rick Raphael, as one of the very best sellers right here will certainly be among the best options to review.
Code Three, by Rick Raphael
PDF Ebook Download : Code Three, by Rick Raphael
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
Code Three, by Rick Raphael- Published on: 2015-03-14
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .8" w x 6.00" l, .13 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 32 pages
Where to Download Code Three, by Rick Raphael
Most helpful customer reviews
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Unsafe at Ultra Speeds By Paul Camp Well, you roll down roads Over fresh green grass With your lorry loads Pumpin' Petrol gas And you make 'em long And you make 'em tough But they just go on and on And it seems that you can't get off. -- Cat StevensRick Rafael (1919-1994) was a writer who appeared in the late 1950s and 1960s, mostly in _Astounding/ Analog_, and then sank out of sight. He specialized in either humorous stories or "if this goes on--" science fiction stories about current day social problems. _Code Three_ (1965), Raphael's first novel, is one of the latter type of tales. It was written before the gas crunch became a reality, but much of its extrapolation still rings true.It has been said that _Code Three_ is is a Hugo nominee, and that is technically true. But it bears a bit of explanation. It was never nominated for the Hugo as a _novel_. It is a fixup novel comprised of three novellas. The first two novellas, "Code Three" and "Once a Cop," were published in _Analog_ (in the Feb., 1963 and the the May, 1964 issues, respectively). Each of these tales was nominated for the Hugo in 1963 and 1964 but did not win.* On the strength of this, the novel was said to be a "Hugo nominee".What about the novel itself? It is an _Analog_- style "story-with-rivets": not a lot of surprises or poetic dazzle, but solid enough on the high-tech and the detail. What if our superhighways continue as they have been and become wider and wider and tougher and tougher? And what if cars were made bigger and bigger and faster and faster (600 mph and up)? Humans remain flesh and bone and not any smarter than they ever were before. It is now up to the cops and ambulance crews to maintain the same jobs with the same headaches-- only multiplied a hundredfold. It is true that they have improvements in technology to help them. But the basic problems are still the same.The novel focuses on a crew of three NorCon cops working out of a patrol car that polices the Throughway System that extends from Alaska to the southern tip of Mexico. They are Sergeant Ben Martin, Trooper Clay Ferguson, and Medical Surgical Officer Kelly Lightfoot (half Irish and half AmerInd). But perhaps just as impressive is their car itself-- part armored car, part jail, part wrecker, part ambulance:Car 56-- "Beulah" to her team-- was a standard NorCon patrol vehicle. She was 60 feet long, 12 feet wide and 12 feet high, topped by a four-foot-high bubble canopy over the cab. All the way across her nose was a three-foot-wide-luminescent strip. This was the variable beam headlight that could cut a day-bright swath of light through night, fog, rain, or snow and could be varied in intensity, width, and elevation. Immediately above the headlight strip were two red-black plastic panels which, when lighted, sent out a red flashing emergency signal that could be seen for miles... Her bow rounded down like an old-time tank and blended into the track assembly of her dual propulsion system. With the exception of the cabin bubble and the two-foot stepdown on the last 15 feet of her hull, Beulah was as free of external protrusions as a baby's behind. (11)And it can be impressive to watch Beulah in action:At ultra-high speeds Beulah never touched the ground-- floating on an impeller air cushion and driven forward by a pair of 150,000-pound thrust jets and ramjets. At intermediate high speeds, both her air cushion and the four-foot-wide tracks on each side of the car pushed her along at 200-mile-an-hour-plus speeds. Synchromechanisms reduced the air cushions as the speeds dropped to afford more surface traction for the tracks. For slow speeds and heavy duty, the tracks carried the burden. (12)As for the people, I wish that they were as impressive as Beulah. Unfortunately, all too often, they tend to talk in dialogue much like this:"Hey," Clay called out, "I've got a real hot doll in Toronto and I'll gladly sell her phone number for the proper price.""Wouldn't want to hurt you, Clay," the other officer replied. "If I called her up and took her out, she'd throw rocks at you the next time you drew the run. It's all for your own good.""Oh, get lost in a cloverleaf," Clay retorted. (17)The action of the novel is somewhat episodic, but not plotless. In the first third of the novel, we watch a rescue operation unfold at a bad smashup and then see how it leads into a manhunt for a ruthless hit-and-run killer. Much of the action in part two involves an entitled millionaire who is seeking to release his spoiled son from DUI and bribery charges. I do not want to give too much away about the plot of the final third of the novel. But I believe that Raphael is gradually shifting away from a question of _how_ future police work is done to questions of _why_. What sort of society are we living in that makes bigger roads and faster cars to accomodate a lemming like population of speed freaks?I have noticed that a few Amazon reviewers of _Code Three_ are policemen. I am not a policeman. But I do have many friends and relatives in the Fire Department and the Ambulance Service in Chattanooga. I have heard my share of War Stories over the years. It seems to me that Raphael gets a lot of things right: how dispatchers give out information, how cars act on the freeway, how paramedics administer first aid in crisis situations, how routine arrests and tickets are made, and how vacation time is handled. He deserves a few points for making the background of his tale seem authentic._Note_: Some reprinted versions of _Code Three_ have been greatly cut, featuring only the title story. I recommend that you buy a hardback (such as the Simon & Schuster edition) or a good paperback (such as the Berkeley paperback) that will give you the full-length novel.* For the record, the winners were: "No Truce With Kings" by Poul Anderson (1963) and "Soldier, Ask Not" by Gordon R. Dickson (1964).
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. None By D. Hays thought this was all three stories from reviewonly the first analog story. same as free version but with pictures
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. sicence fiction -- or -- vision of things to come? By San Diego Highwayman Read this back when I was a youngun -- and that was WAY back ;)When you look at the I-5 to I-805 area now in So Cal it's lookin like Rick Raphael mighta had some forsight vision.Looks like I've got a name for my SAR rig -- it's "Beulah" ;)so says the San Diego Highwayman"BE the change you wish to see in the world!"
See all 3 customer reviews... Code Three, by Rick RaphaelCode Three, by Rick Raphael PDF
Code Three, by Rick Raphael iBooks
Code Three, by Rick Raphael ePub
Code Three, by Rick Raphael rtf
Code Three, by Rick Raphael AZW
Code Three, by Rick Raphael Kindle
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar