Ali Baba In Space: A Tale Of Outer Space And Ancient Magic

Joe Dolan, raised on a farm in the back woods of Pennsylvania, wearies of the farm life and sets out to find his place in the world. While working at the Space Fleet Logistics Center at Hanford Washington, The Mars Colony declares it independence and our space fleet, desperate for pilots accepts Joe as a trainee. Several years later the rebellion has been crushed and Joe has risen to Commander of the intergalactic Space Patrol. While on a routine mission he is ambushed by an unknown adversary, shot down and crashes on a planet with an ancient culture. The people of a small village near his crash site accept him as a wizard after he drives of a band of outlaws with his Magic wand, an antique long barreled Colt 45, left to him by his grandfather which he has carried with him for years for sentimental reasons. Joe befriends young Ali, a mischievous street urchin and, using their wits and Joes long barreled Colt, they manage to keep the bandits at bay. Joes unknown adversary turns out to be an alien race determined to establish a colony on the ancient planet and Joe and Ali have to devise ways to battle the aliens superior technology with cunning and ancient weapons.

Author: Sheldon Shore

Publisher: iUniverse

Publication Date: Sep 01, 2018

Number of Pages: 138 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback/Juvenile Fiction

ISBN-10: 1532055528

ISBN-13: 9781532055522