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* FirstContact: The ''Marathon's'' mission. Unfortunately every species they meet prefers to shoot first.

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* FirstContact: The ''Marathon's'' ''Marathon'''s mission. Unfortunately every species they meet prefers to shoot first.



* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: [[spoiler: Emergency pilot Jay Score]] when you think about it there's no reason he has to be so completely humaniform.
* [[WorldOfSnark Ship of Snark]]: The crew of the Marathon seems to be made up solely of snarkers.

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* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: [[spoiler: Emergency RidiculouslyHumanRobots: [[spoiler:Emergency pilot Jay Score]] when Score]]. When you think about it it, there's no reason he has to be so completely humaniform.
* [[WorldOfSnark Ship of Snark]]: The crew of the Marathon seems to be made up solely of snarkers.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: Wilson [[SeriousBusiness frets constantly]] about breaking his photographic plates. If he'd just go to digital...


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* WorldOfSnark: The crew of the ''Marathon'' seems to be made up solely of snarkers.

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* AppliedPhlebotinum: The [[FasterThanLightTravel Flettner drive]] is described by one government expert as 'Magic and nuts!'



* {{Handwavium}}: : The [[FasterThanLightTravel Flettner drive]] is described by one government expert as 'Magic and nuts!'



* TomatoSurprise: [[spoiler:Jay Score is actually a J-Model android, number 20.]]

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* TomatoSurprise: [[spoiler:Jay Score is actually a J-Model android, number 20.]]]]
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* MoreDakka: The ship has an ''eight-barrelled'' [[AntiAir pom-pom gun]] that can be [[RemovableTurretGun detached from its turret for anti-personnel use. They have no moral issues with chucking atomic grenades around either.

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* MoreDakka: The ship has an ''eight-barrelled'' [[AntiAir pom-pom gun]] that can be [[RemovableTurretGun detached from its turret turret]] for anti-personnel use. They have no moral issues with chucking atomic grenades around either.
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* MoreDakka: The ship has an ''eight-barrelled'' pom-pom gun that can be [[RemovableTurretGun detached from its turret for anti-personnel use. They have no moral issues with chucking atomic grenades around either.

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* MoreDakka: The ship has an ''eight-barrelled'' [[AntiAir pom-pom gun gun]] that can be [[RemovableTurretGun detached from its turret for anti-personnel use. They have no moral issues with chucking atomic grenades around either.
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* FutureSocietyPresentValues: With the exception of their 'Negro' ship's physician and the Martians the crew of the Marathon consists entirely of white males. However the book is FairForItsDay in having a multi-racial crew in the first place.



* SocietyMarchesOn: With the exception of their 'Negro' ship's physician and the Martians the crew of the Marathon consists entirely of white males. However the book is FairForItsDay in having a multi-racial crew in the first place.
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* KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter: The Marathon fends off attack with a multi-barrelled [[AntiAir pom-pom gun]].

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* KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter: The Marathon fends off attack with a multi-barrelled [[AntiAir pom-pom gun]].gun]] with [[MoreDakka eight barrels]].
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This novel by Creator/EricFrankRussell is a collection of short stories originally published in Pulp Magazines.

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This novel by Creator/EricFrankRussell is a collection of short stories originally published in Pulp Magazines.\\

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* FasterThanLightTravel: The Flettner drive is described by one government expert as 'Magic and nuts!'



* {{Handwavium}}: : The [[FasterThanLightTravel Flettner drive]] is described by one government expert as 'Magic and nuts!'



* TechnologyMarchesOn: Wilson frets constantly about breaking his photographic plates. If he'd just go to digital...

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* TechnologyMarchesOn: Wilson [[SeriousBusiness frets constantly constantly]] about breaking his photographic plates. If he'd just go to digital...

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