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Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet X

by Victor Appleton II

Earliest known edition
1961
Selected edition
paperback
Pages in this edition
184
English editions
12 ↗
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1961 · Grosset & Dunlap Inc. · eng

BETWEEN THE COVERS

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Tom Swift Jr. and his associates at Swift Enterprises wait breathlessly for what may well be the most important scientific event in history -- the arrival of the visitor from Planet X -- a visitor in the form of energy. But there are factions at work determined to snatch the energy, which Tom has named Exman, from the young scientist-inventor's grasp. First, a series of unexplainable, devastating earthquakes threaten to destroy a good portion of the earth, and Tom suspects the Brungarian rebels who obviously would like to capture Exman and use the space visitor to further their own evil purposes.

With the security of Enterprises and Exman at stake, Tom creates two of his greatest inventions -- a Quakelizor to counteract the simulated earth tremors, and a container or "body" to house the energy from outer space.

If the earthquakes cannot be stopped, the entire world will be threatened by destruction, and the Brungarian forces will conquer the earth. How Tom utilizes all his scientific knowledge to produce swift-action results and outwit the Brungarians makes one of the most exciting Tom Sift adventures to date.

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Catalogued editions of Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet X
EditionPublicationFormatPagesSource
Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet XSelectedby Victor Appleton II [pseudonym]; illustrated by Graham Kaye.1961paperback184Open Library ↗
Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton II [pseudonym]; illustrated by Graham Kaye.1972paperback184Open Library ↗
Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton II [pseudonym]; illustrated by Graham Kaye.October 12, 2007hardcover140Open Library ↗
Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton [pseudonym].August 21, 2006paperback88Open Library ↗
Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton II [pseudonym]; illustrated by Graham Kaye.July 12, 2006paperback140Open Library ↗
Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton [pseudonym].November 2, 2006hardcover184Open Library ↗
Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton II [pseudonym].October 12, 2007paperback140Open Library ↗
Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton II [pseudonym]; illustrated by Graham Kaye.July 12, 2006hardcover140Open Library ↗
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton [pseudonym].July 7, 2006paperback140Open Library ↗
Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton II [pseudonym].November 2, 2006paperback184Open Library ↗
Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet Xby Victor Appleton II [pseudonym]; illustrated by Graham Kaye.1969hardcover160Open Library ↗
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X2006ebook—Open Library ↗
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English edition subject: Life on other planets -- Juvenile fiction. View evidence ↗

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Tom Swift (Fictitious character)Juvenile fiction

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  • Tom Swift #7
  • Tom Swift Jr. #17