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Rude Astronauts

Author : Allen Steele
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1480439967
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Rude Astronauts written by Allen Steele and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short stories and science writing from a Robert A. Heinlein Award winner: “Allen Steele is among the best.” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch In Rude Astronauts, Allen Steele presents some of his finest stories—including the Diamondback Jack Trilogy and his first published story, “Live from the Mars Hotel”—along with excerpts of the nonfiction science writing with which he made his name. In Steele’s universe, the stars are cold, space is big, and it’s the normal people who make things interesting.

Off the Main Sequence

Author : Tom Easton
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 080951205X
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Off the Main Sequence written by Tom Easton and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom Easton has served as the monthly book review columnist for Analog Science Fiction for almost three decades, having contributed during that span many hundreds of columns and over a million words of penetrating criticism on the best literature that science fiction has to offer. His reviews have been celebrated for their wit, humor, readability, knowledge, and incisiveness. His love of literature, particularly fantastic literature, is everywhere evident in his essays. Easton has ever been willing to cover small presses, obscure authors, and unusual publications, being the only major critic in the field to do so on a regular basis. He seems to delight in finding the rare gem among the backwaters of the publishing field. "A reviewer's job," he says, "is not to judge books for the ages, but to tell readers enough about a book to give them some idea of whether they would enjoy it." And this he does admirably, whether he's discussing the works of the great writers in the field, or touching upon the least amongst them. This companion volume to "Periodic Stars" (Borgo/Wildside) collects another 250 of Easton's best reviews from the last fifteen years of "The Reference Library." No one does it better, and no other guide provides such lengthy or discerning commentary on the best SF works of recent times. Complete with Introduction and detailed Index.

Clarke County, Space

Author : Allen Steele
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1480475955
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Clarke County, Space written by Allen Steele and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-05-19 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The future of an orbiting space colony is threatened by a fugitive and the assassin on her trail in this science fiction adventure from three-time Hugo Award winner Allen Steele Skycorp has always expected the near-Earth space colony Clarke County to serve as a cash cow, bringing the corporate behemoth a substantial return on its investment through food production and tourism. Now that the Church of Elvis is planning a major revival meeting on the colony, the execs anticipate that the devout and the curious alike will be rocketing to Clarke County in droves. Its residents, however, would prefer to be left alone, and there has even been some dangerous talk of freedom and independence from Earth. It’s Sheriff John Bigthorn’s job to keep the peace on the colony, but his work may prove more difficult than usual in the upcoming days—especially following the unexpected arrival of a frightened young woman carrying money and important data she’s stolen from her gangster ex-boyfriend. With an ice-cold assassin called the Golem on the runaway’s tail, the holy “Living Elvis” stirring up the faithful, and revolution in the wind, Bigthorn will have to lay off the peyote and stay particularly sharp if he hopes to prevent total chaos and bloodshed . . . and perhaps even save his floating artificial world.

Vision 2001

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vision 2001 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Hard SF Renaissance

Author : David G. Hartwell
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312876364
Total Pages : 964 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (763 download)

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Download or read book The Hard SF Renaissance written by David G. Hartwell and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An anthology celebrating hard science fiction presents a series of stories that emphasize science and technology, in a collection featuring such authors as Poul Anderson, Iain M. Banks, Stephen Baxter, and Nancy Kress."--Worldcat.

V-S Day

Author : Allen Steele
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0425259757
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book V-S Day written by Allen Steele and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-12-30 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three-time Hugo Award–winning author Allen Steele imagines an alternate history rooted in an actual historical possibility: What if the race to space had occurred in the early days of World War II? It’s 1941, and Wernher von Braun is ordered by his fuhrer to abandon the V-2 rocket and turn German resources in a daring new direction: construction of a manned orbital spacecraft capable of attacking the United States. When the top secret plan is leaked to Franklin Roosevelt, the president has only one logical response: The United States must build their own spacecraft to destroy it. Robert Goddard, inventor of the liquid-fuel rocket, agrees to head the classified project. So begins a race against time between two secret military programs and two brilliant scientists whose high-stakes competition will spiral into a deadly game of political intrigue and unforeseen catastrophes played to the death in the brutal skies above America.

Avengers of the Moon

Author : Allen Steele
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 0765382180
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book Avengers of the Moon written by Allen Steele and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allen Steele, author of Arkwright, gives us a thrilling piece of science fiction pulp with Avengers of the Moon Curt Newton has spent most of his life hidden from the rest of humankind, being raised by a robot, an android, and the disembodied brain of a renowned scientist. This unlikely trio of guardians has kept his existence a closely guarded secret after the murder of Curt's parents. Curt's innate curiosity and nose for trouble inadvertently lead him into a plot to destabilize the Solar Coalition and assassinate the president. There's only one way to uncover the evil mastermind—Curt must become Captain Future. With the permission of the Edmond Hamilton estate, Allen Steele revives the exciting adventures of Captain Future.

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection

Author : Gardner Dozois
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312144520
Total Pages : 769 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection written by Gardner Dozois and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1996-05-15 with total page 769 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annual collection of outstanding science fiction stories, showcasing the highest levels of creativity and craft in the genre.

The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century

Author : Harry Turtledove
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345449517
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century written by Harry Turtledove and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2002-01-22 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore fascinating, often chilling “what if” accounts of the world that could have existed—and still might yet . . . Science fiction’s most illustrious and visionary authors hold forth the ultimate alternate history collection. Here you’ll experience mind-bending tales that challenge your views of the past, present, and future, including: • “The Lucky Strike”: When the Lucky Strike is chosen over the Enola Gay to drop the first atomic bomb, fate takes an unexpected turn in Kim Stanley Robinson’s gripping tale. • “Bring the Jubilee”: Ward Moore’s novella masterpiece offers a rebel victory at Gettysburg which changes the course of the Civil War . . . and all of American history. • “Through Road No Wither”: After Hitler’s victory in World War II, two Nazi officers confront their destiny in Greg Bear’s apocalyptic vision of the future. • “All the Myriad Ways”: Murder or suicide, Ambrose Harmon’s death leads the police down an infinite number of pathways in Larry Niven’s brilliant and defining tale of alternatives and consequences. • “Mozart in Mirrorshades”: Bruce Sterling and Lewis Shiner explore a terrifying era as the future crashes into the past—with disastrous results. . . . as well as “The Winterberry” by Nicholas A. DiChario • “Islands in the Sea” by Harry Turtledove • “Suppose They Gave a Peace” by Susan Shwartz • “Manassas, Again” by Gregory Benford • “Dance Band on the Titanic” by Jack L. Chalker • “Eutopia” by Poul Anderson • “The Undiscovered” by William Sanders • “The Death of Captain Future” by Allen Steele • and “Moon of Ice” by Brad Linaweaver The definitive collection: fourteen seminal alternate history tales drawing readers into a universe of dramatic possibility and endless wonder.

NASA's Scientist-Astronauts

Author : Shayler David
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387493875
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (874 download)

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Download or read book NASA's Scientist-Astronauts written by Shayler David and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-19 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides unique access to the story of how scientists were accepted into the American Space Programme, and reveals how, after four difficult decades, the role of the heroic test pilot astronaut has been replaced by men and women who are science orientated space explorers.

Coyote Horizon

Author : Allen M. Steele
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0441018408
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Coyote Horizon written by Allen M. Steele and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Hawk leaves Earth for the planet of Coyote, the last refuge for humankind, he must venture into the world of the hjadd, an alien race, to uncover the truth about the strange connection that exists between the two groups.

Coyote Destiny

Author : Allen Steele
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110118566X
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Coyote Destiny written by Allen Steele and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ship from Earth arrives at Coyote bearing news: the survivor of the Robert E. Lee explosion is still alive on their homeworld-but the person who destroyed the ship is somewhere on Coyote.

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection

Author : Gardner Dozois
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250080843
Total Pages : 718 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection written by Gardner Dozois and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents some of the best science fiction short stories written in 2015.

Dissent, Revolution and Liberty Beyond Earth

Author : Charles Cockell
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319293494
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Dissent, Revolution and Liberty Beyond Earth written by Charles Cockell and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides an in-depth discussion on the central question – how can people express and survive dissent and disagreement in confined habitats in space? The discussion is an important one because it could be that the systems of inter-dependence required to survive in space are so strong that dissent becomes impossible. John Locke originally said that people have a right to use revolution to overthrow a despotic regime. But if revolution causes violence and damage that causes depressurisation with the risk of killing many people, is it even permissible to have a revolution? How then are people to express their liberty or dissatisfaction with their rulers? The emergence of structures of dissent and disagreement is an essential part of the construction of a framework of liberty in space (revolution is just the extreme example) and thus the topic deserves in-depth and immediate attention. Even today, the way in which we assemble organisations and corporations for the government and private exploration of space must take into account the need for mechanisms to allow people to express dissent.

Coyote Frontier

Author : Allen Steele
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101208414
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Coyote Frontier written by Allen Steele and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-12-06 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The saga of Earth’s first space colonists continues as the Hugo Award-winning author of Coyote and Coyote Rising presents a riveting novel of their struggle to create a new civilization light-years away from the world—and the problems they thought they left behind…

Lunar Descent

Author : Allen Steele
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1453274790
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (532 download)

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Download or read book Lunar Descent written by Allen Steele and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-05-19 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The former head of a lunar mining operation returns to the moon and is immediately sucked into a dangerous morass of labor troubles, lies, larceny, and corporate wrongdoing in this wildly entertaining science fiction thrill ride There is big trouble on the moon. The blue-collar working stiffs of Descartes Station, who mine the surface for minerals and the North Pole for water, have become increasingly dissatisfied with Skycorp’s general disregard for its employees’ well-being. Following the most recent spate of layoffs, the labor strike grumblings have only grown louder, so the company is sending former base administrator and recovering alcoholic Lester Riddell back into the fold in an attempt to boost morale and output alike. The truth, however, becomes shockingly apparent to Riddell almost immediately upon his return. Not only has he been unceremoniously dumped into a muddled mess of larceny, piracy, and corporate malfeasance, it appears that Skycorp is purposely setting him up to fail—which could spell finis for Descartes Station and every trash-talking, pot-smoking, porn-loving Vacuum Sucker and Moondog who toils there. But as the Skycorp suits are about to discover, they’ve just made the biggest mistake of their corporate lives—because Lester Riddell is nobody’s fall guy. Three-time Hugo Award winner Allen Steele has seen the near future, and it isn’t pretty—it’s noisy, dirty, dangerous, and chaotic. Thrilling, wildly inventive, delightfully profane, and totally outrageous, Lunar Descent is one hell of rocket ride, with a master of science fiction at the helm.

Bridging Infinity

Author : Charlie Jane Anders
Publisher : Solaris
ISBN 13 : 1786180499
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Bridging Infinity written by Charlie Jane Anders and published by Solaris. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BUILDING TOWARDS TOMORROW Sense of wonder is the lifeblood of science fiction. When we encounter something on a truly staggering scale – metal spheres wrapped around stars, planets rebuilt and repurposed, landscapes re-engineered, starships bigger than worlds – the only response we have is reverence, admiration, and possibly fear at something that is grand, sublime, and extremely powerful. Bridging Infinity puts humanity at the heart of that experience, as builder, as engineer, as adventurer, reimagining and rebuilding the world, the solar system, the galaxy and possibly the entire universe in some of the best science fiction stories you will experience. Bridging Infinity continues the award-winning Infinity Project series of anthologies with new stories from Alastair Reynolds, Pat Cadigan, Stephen Baxter, Charlie Jane Anders, Tobias S. Buckell, Karen Lord, Karin Lowachee, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Gregory Benford, Larry Niven, Robert Reed, Pamela Sargent, Allen Steele, Pat Murphy, Paul Doherty, An Owomoyela, Thoraiya Dyer and Ken Liu.