Tom Swift and the Galaxy Ghosts
By: by Victor Appleton II [pseudonym]; illustrated by Bill Dolwick.
Contributors: Bill Dolwick (Illustrator)
Series: Tom Swift Jr. #33
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap Inc.
Published: 1971
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780448091334
Copyright date: 1971
Subjects: Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction.; Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction.; Science fiction -- Juvenile.
Genres: Juvenile fiction.
Description: With his latest invention, the "Transmittaton," Tom Swift Jr. solves two baffling scientific mysteries. This ingenious device can atomize objects, send them great distances, and reassemble the atoms. What happens when Tom uses the Transmittaton to prevent a catastrophic invasion of Earth by ghosts from another galaxy is only the beginning of a series of spine tingling adventures for the young inventor.

At the same time, Tom and his father are asked to take on an important mission. They are to locate a prehistoric giant mammal believed to be entombed in solid ice in the Andes Mountains and transport it to the United States. Despite attempts by the Swifts' crafty, vicious enemies to sabotage the project, father and son accomplish their dangerous mission with the aid of Toms Transmittaton.

Unexpected thrills and high-voltage suspense fill every page of this gripping story.