Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids

A great adventure in space for younger readers. This is a reread of one of my favorite series from when I was a very “Young Adult”. This series reminds me of the great “Planetary Romances” of the early 20th Century. It is as if Dr Asimov looked at how popular those had been with young readers and decided to update the setting with modern (1950s) science - so less swords and princesses, more maths and physics, all the while keeping the heaping helping of daring-do.This was blatantly an influence on [a:Andy Weir 6540057 Andy Weir https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1382592903p2/6540057.jpg].All good stuff so far - but now for the only negative point.By the end of Book 2 the number of female characters “on screen” totals exactly 0.That's actually quite staggering. There's not even a bit-part or walk on scene. The only evidence that females exist in this universe are as follows:* A mention of a “sister” in David's cover story in Book 1.* Mentions of wives, once in Book 1 and once in Book 2.That is it. I am flabbergasted.Was is a great story, the way I remembered?: YesDid I love every minute?: YesAm I a little weirded out by the lack of females?: Yes. It's just...weird...