Another Tom Corbett story that follows his and his friends’ adventures through space. In this book, third in the book series about Tom, the Space Cadett, we meet the space pirates.
The three young cadets, Tom Corbett, Astro and Roget Manning, who serve on the Solar Guard, now are in front of a new enemy.
Bull Coxine is the leader of the Space Pirates. Together with his crew of ruthless pirates, he tries to take control over the space lanes and destroy the great Solar Alliance. They have broken the security the Alliance, with at starting a war in the space.
Going undercover on the spaceship of the pirates’ leader, they are trapped in the center of all the action. But, they must find a way to get out there, because it is up to them to save the Solar Alliance.
Join the cadets in their most dangerous adventure, full of action, and see how they are going to save the universe.