The Planet Mappers dates from 1955 and was the last novel of E. Everett Evans, published during his lifetime (1893-1958). Two teenagers, Jon and Jak Carver, are out to help their famous explorer father, Tad, locate and chart new worlds in distant solar systems, and denote ones especially suited for human colonization. Can the boys manage to survey an entire solar system of planets without assistance from anyone else, following the exacting rules laid out by "The Board" which regulates and ...

The novel is set in a future where humanity has developed the technology to explore and map planets beyond Earth. The story follows a team of planet mappers who are tasked with charting unknown and often hostile worlds.As they embark on their mission, the team encounters a variety of challenges, including alien life forms, harsh environmental conditions, and internal conflicts. Their primary goal is to gather detailed information about the planets they visit, which is crucial for both scie...

In the novel, Tedric finds himself embroiled in a complex and dangerous plot involving political intrigue and interstellar conflict. As he navigates this treacherous landscape, he must rely on his formidable psychic abilities to outwit his adversaries and uncover the truth behind the mysterious events unfolding around him.E. Everett Evans' "Man of Many Minds" is known for its imaginative exploration of psychic phenomena and its engaging blend of action, suspense, and speculative science fi...

The Planet Mappers by E. Everett Evans – A science fiction novel about young adventurers exploring and mapping unknown planets.

"Alien Minds" is a science fiction novel that explores the concept of first contact with an extraterrestrial species. The story is set in a future where humanity has begun to explore the galaxy and encounters an alien race with a radically different mode of thought and communication.The novel delves into the challenges and complexities of understanding and interacting with beings whose mental processes are vastly different from human cognition. As the characters navigate this contact, they...

Man of Many Minds is a science fiction novel by American author E. Everett Evans first published in 1953.Cadet George Hanlon of the Inter-Stellar Corps had to make an important decision, the most difficult of his short lifetime.With graduation just a few short weeks ahead, he was asked to join the Corps' Secret Service, but in order to accept he had to be expelled from the Corps in disgrace.Why had he been chosen for this secret honor and the public...

The adventures of George Hanlan, a secret service agent who has the ability to read minds, on the planet Estrella! A masterpiece of science fiction, written by one of the greatest to have worked in the genre, E. Everett Evans!

The Planet Mappers is a science fiction novel by American author E. Everett Evans first published in 1955."An Adventure Story in the Space World of Tomorrow"Space pioneer Tad Carver has brought his family on an expedition to look for new planets suitable for colonization. When Tad is badly hurt, his sons and wife must continue with the mission.Edward Everett Evans (1893-1958) was an American science fiction author and fan. His works...

Were you looking for a roch, nyer? An oily voice spoke up just by the elbow of George Hanlon. "I have some excellent ones here, sir." "Yes, nyer, I want several, if I can find ones to suit me," the young man replied. Nor could anyone, glancing at him, know he was not a native of this planet, Szstruyyah, which the Inter-Stellar Corpsmen, in self-defense, called "Estrella." For the cosmetic-specialist who handled the secret servicemen's disguises had done a marvelous job in transforming the ...

AN ENTIRE GALAXY WAS IN DANGER!Somewhere, somehow, the first moves had been made—there was a pattern beginning to emerge. Someone, or something, was on the way to wresting supreme power over all the planets currently controlled by Mankind—and the Interstellar Corps seemed helpless to meet this threat. No "normal" man could hope to penetrate the vast conspiracy of it all. But...the Corps did have one man who wasn't normal, a man who possessed a very strange weapon......his mind. "Exc...

The ability to read minds isn't an unmixed blessing, so learns George Hanlon, Secret Operative of the Inter-Stellar Corps. His unique gift helps him with his assignments, of course -- except that he has a lot of trouble with alien minds. He encounters a whole planet full of alien minds on Estrella when the semi-human inhabitants of this Earth-like world of another sun decide that they want nothing to do with the Federation Planets. Hanlon's investigation's lead him into complications and t...

As he heard that dread yet telltale spang against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet. His eyes looked swiftly to help his ears trace the sudden hiss he knew was their precious air escaping. In the back of his mind he heard the sudden grunt his father made, the sound of a falling body, his mother's frightened scream, and his brother's "What's wrong?" But he did not stop his own lanky, gangling body in its leap toward the outer bulkhead....