Peace And Space

There is another reference to interplanetary travel in Moonraker. The Prime Minister addresses the public about the rocket:

"'...designed exclusively for the defence of our beloved island...a long era of peace...development for Man's great journey away from the confines of this planet...Sir Hugo Drax, that great patriot and benefactor of our country...'

"Gala heard Drax's roar of laughter above the howling of the wind..."

-Moonraker, Chapter XX, p. 147.

There was a feeling that peace and space were in our future as described by sf writers although Heinlein and Clarke were generally better known than Poul Anderson.

I trust that regular readers of this blog appreciate the howling wind accompanying the villain's roaring laughter.

(This is late evening other reading time.)