Space Tug is a young adult science fiction novel by American writer Murray Leinster. It was published in 1953 by Shasta Publishers in an edition of 5,000 copies. It is the second novel in the author's Joe Kenmore series.
Plot introduction The novel concerns the problems of the running of a space station.
Reception Groff Conklin gave it a mixed review in Galaxy, noting that it held "plenty of excitement though not much maturity.""Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf", Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1954, p.100 Boucher and McComas preferred it to the series's initial volume, but still found it "quite a notch below ... Leinster's adult work.""Recommended Reading," F&SF, June 1954, p.72. P. Schuyler Miller reported the novel was marked by "the fastest kind of action" and "the feeling of technical authenticity.""The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction, November 1954, p.144
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