Wanderlust

On a quiet farm at the edge of tomorrow, George Barlow knows trouble is near the moment his son Tad comes back from town talking about a gleaming new rocket ship. Tad is dazzled by the STAR KING and the daring life of its crew, while George, hardened by experience, sees only the danger of a boy being lured away by the stars. Their dinner-table conversation quickly turns into a clash of generations, with Tad's restless hunger for adventure meeting his father's practical devotion to home and family. When Tad finally admits he wants to sign on with the spaceship, the family's worst fear becomes real. He is ready to abandon college and the farm for a life in space, driven by a dream he can no longer ignore. What follows is a painful confrontation about duty and freedom, tradition and ambition, and the heartbreaking divide between parents determined to protect their child and a young man determined to chase the future. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.