Cities in Space
Author: | Jerry Pournelle John F. Carr |
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Ace Books, 1991 |
Series: | The Endless Frontier: Book 3 |
1. The Endless Frontier |
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Book Type: | Anthology |
Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
Someday in the near future, our pioneer spirit will take us to the stars. But how will be organize our colonies? What unforeseen dangers will we face? And who will be chosen to go? Now today's masters of science fiction offer some startling possibilities...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN investigates the mystery of a lead coffin, launched from a radioactive moon base.
ROBERT SILVERBERG welcomes a newcomer without eyes to a new world where the blind lead the blind.
JERRY POURNELLE launches Earth politics into space... along with Earth greed and corruption.
NORMAN SPINRAD explores science-fact-and-fiction, from classis Robert A. Heinlein to cyberpunk William Gibson.
Table of Contents:
- The Endless Frontier - essay by Jerry Pournelle
- Consort - (1975) - shortstory by Jerry Pournelle
- The Free Agent - (1981) - novelette by Michael Cassutt
- What Are These Lagrange Points, Anyway? - essay by Doug Beason
- The Christmas Count - (1991) - shortstory by Henry Melton
- The Lagrange League Stationary Habitats - poem by William John Watkins
- When Silver Plums Fall - (1989) - poem by Bruce Boston
- High Flight - (1955) - poem by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
- Lifeguard - (1987) - novelette by Doug Beason
- New Worlds in Space - essay by Norman Spinrad
- The Software Plague - (1985) - novelette by John Park
- Blindsight - (1986) - novelette by Robert Silverberg
- Access to Space: SSX - essay by Jim Ransom
- Ghost Town - (1983) - novelette by Chad Oliver
- Poppa Was a Catcher - (1987) - novella by Steven Gould
- In Appreciation: Robert A. Heinlein - (1988) - essay by Jerry Pournelle
- The Long Watch - (1949) - shortstory by Robert A. Heinlein
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