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Starman Jones

Author : Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 1618248324
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book Starman Jones written by Robert A. Heinlein and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stars were closed to Max Jones. To get into space you either needed connections, a membership in the arcane Guild, or a whole lot more money than Max, the son of a widowed, poor mother, was ever going to have. What Max does have going for him are his uncle's prized astrogation manuals¾books on star navigation that Max literally commits to memory word for word, equation for equation. When Max's mother decides to remarry a bullying oaf, Max takes to the road, only to discover that his Uncle Chet's manuals, and Max's near complete memorization of them, is a ticket to the stars. But serving on a spaceship is no easy task. Duty is everything, and a mistake can mean you and all aboard are lost forever. Max loves every minute of his new life, and he steadily grows in the trust of his superior officers, and seems to be on course for a command track position. But then disaster strikes, and it's going to take every trick Max ever learned from his tough life and his uncle's manuals to save himself and the ship from a doom beyond extinction itself. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Starman Jones

Author : Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 9780345328113
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Starman Jones written by Robert A. Heinlein and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 1975 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic novel from the mind of the storyteller who captures the imagination of readers from around the world, and across two generations Science Fiction Grand Master ROBERT A. HEINLEIN STARMAN JONES It was a desperate time, when one's next meal and the comforts of home couldn't be taken for granted. Max Jones, a practical, hard-working young man, found his escape in his beloved astronomy books. When reality comes crashing in and his troubled home life forces him out on the road, Max finds himself adrift in a downtrodden land. Until an unexpected, ultimate adventure -- as a stowaway aboard an intergalactic spaceship -- carries him away...but to where? And "when?" And how could he ever get back? With the ship's pilot dead and his charts and tables are destroyed, Max must call upon all of his untested knowledge and skills in order to survive....

Starman Jones: A Relativity Birthday Present

Author : Robert Williscroft
Publisher : Starman Press
ISBN 13 : 0982166206
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Starman Jones: A Relativity Birthday Present written by Robert Williscroft and published by Starman Press. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story about using Einstein’s Theory of Special Relativity to your advantage. Baby Billy is born into the circle that includes Starman Jones and Space Pup. They want to take Billy with them on their journeys throughout the universe. But Baby Billy needs to be older. So Starman Jones and Space Pup journey to Sirius and back, traveling very, very fast. The result is that when they return, they arrive on Billy’s 9th birthday, although they, themselves, have barely aged. Thus, they become Billy’s Relativity Birthday Present. Endorsed by Dr. Frank Drake of SETI fame.

Have Space Suit, Will Travel

Author : Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416505490
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Have Space Suit, Will Travel written by Robert A. Heinlein and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-02-08 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A high school senior wins a space suit in a soap jingle contest, takes a last walk wearing "Oscar" before cashing him in for college tuition, and suddenly finds himself on a space odyssey.

Between Planets

Author : Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 1618246852
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book Between Planets written by Robert A. Heinlein and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The message had seemed simple, yet it was more complex than Don could have imagined. He was being called from Earth to an alien world for reasons unknown¾save only that his life depended on it. But setting out for Mars and getting there in good shape turned out to be a lot more complicated than Don ever would have guessed possible. It was trouble enough being inexplicably hounded by Earth's secret police. But when he was hijacked by Venusian rebels, Don suddenly realized that he was trapped in the center of a war between worlds that could change the fate of the Solar System forever! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

The Star Beast

Author : Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 1618248464
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book The Star Beast written by Robert A. Heinlein and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lummox has been the pet of the Stuart family for generations. With eight legs, a thick hide and huge (and growing) size, Lummox is nobody's idea of man's best friend. Nevertheless, John Stuart XI, descendant of the starman who originally brought Lummox back to Earth from a distant planet, loves him. John isn't about to let the authorities take his pet away and, with his best friend Betty, determines to save Lummox even if it takes leaving the life he's known forever. However, what John and Betty don't realize is that the survival of the Earth itself may depend on the true nature of The Star Beast. An all-time great science fiction coming-of-age classic from seven-time Hugo winner and Dean of Science Fiction, Robert A. Heinlein. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

A Passion for Space

Author : Marianne J. Dyson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319202588
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book A Passion for Space written by Marianne J. Dyson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-09-18 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marianne J. Dyson recounts for us a time when women were making the first inroads into space flight control, a previously male-dominated profession. The story begins with the inspiration of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon and follows the challenges of pursuing a science career as a woman in the 70s and 80s, when it was far from an easy path. Dyson relates the first five space shuttle flights from the personal perspective of mission planning and operations in Houston at the Johnson Space Center, based almost exclusively on original sources such as journals and NASA weekly activity reports. The book’s historical details about astronaut and flight controller training exemplify both the humorous and serious aspects of space operations up through the Challenger disaster, including the almost unknown fire in Mission Control during STS-5 that nearly caused an emergency entry of the shuttle. From an insider with a unique perspective and credentials to match, this a must-read for anyone interested in the workings of NASA during one of its busiest and defining times, and the challenges faced by women pursuing scientific careers.

Science Fiction: Its Criticism and Teaching

Author : Patrick Parrinder
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000378772
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Science Fiction: Its Criticism and Teaching written by Patrick Parrinder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1980, examines issues such as the definition of the genre, its function as social criticism and as an embodiment and critique of the scientific outlook. In order to work towards a more comprehensive view of the genre, the author analyses science fiction by turns as a mode of popular literature, as a socially responsible and quasi-realistic form of writing, and as a home for a fantastic and parodic use of language. How much are ‘future histories’, to name but one type of SF, the answer to a frustration of the epic impulse? These questions and more are closely examined in this lively and informative book.

The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein

Author : Farah Mendlesohn
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783526807
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (835 download)

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Download or read book The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein written by Farah Mendlesohn and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert A. Heinlein began publishing in the 1940s at the dawn of the Golden Age of science fiction, and today he is considered one of the genre's 'big three' alongside Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov. His short stories were instrumental in developing its structure and rhetoric, while novels such as Stranger in a Strange Land and Starship Troopers demonstrated that such writing could be a vehicle for political argument. Heinlein’s influence remains strong, but his legacy is fiercely contested. His vision of the future was sometimes radical, sometimes deeply conservative, and arguments have flared up recently about which faction has the most significant claim on his ideas. In this major critical study, Hugo Award-winner Farah Mendlesohn carries out a close reading of Heinlein’s work, including unpublished stories, essays, and speeches. It sets out not to interpret a single book, but to think through the arguments Heinlein made over a lifetime about the nature of science fiction, about American politics, and about himself.

Science Fiction

Author : Patrick Parrinder
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136493476
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book Science Fiction written by Patrick Parrinder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2002. This volume is about Science Fiction, its criticisms and teaching and covers the rise of science-fiction as a study and genre, looking at the work of H.G Wells, and the themes of epic, fable, language, cultures, its sociology, as a romance, and of a working daydream.

The Oort Federation: To the Stars

Author : Robert G. Williscroft
Publisher : Fresh Ink Group
ISBN 13 : 1947893327
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book The Oort Federation: To the Stars written by Robert G. Williscroft and published by Fresh Ink Group. This book was released on 2022-03-24 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Oort Federation becomes a major force in the Solar System, Braxton Thorpe passes the Federation chairmanship to former US President John Butler. Thorpe’s group offers humanity virtual immortality, but Isidor Orlov and his Udachny Enterprises oppose their every move. While terraforming Mars for more living space, the Mars Reds prove formidable as resisters. If the Asterian starship fighter pilots are released, will they align with Phoenix or Udachny, and who will develop the right FTL technology? In this tense space adventure, Thorpe, his team, and Max the tabby cat travel to Proxima Centauri and beyond to the Aster system, 84 lightyears distant. Will Thorpe bring together humans and Asterians in their quest for intergalactic travel? Will long life prove more than mere humans can handle?

The Daedalus Files

Author : Robert G. Williscroft
Publisher : Fresh Ink Group
ISBN 13 : 194786789X
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book The Daedalus Files written by Robert G. Williscroft and published by Fresh Ink Group. This book was released on 2020-04-10 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you drop from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with just a hardshell wingsuit? Navy SEAL Derek “Tiger” Baily and his SEALS Winged Insertion Command (SWIC) develop an experimental Gryphon hardshell wingsuit that can do just that. Eventually, when the presidential front-runner is seized by pirates for ransom, Baily’s 6-man SWIC team must hurtle around the world, staging critical re-entry for a rescue, challenged to solve life-or-death problems with only seconds to spare. Can they survive? Will they effect the rescue? Join Tiger Baily through all four adventures in sci-fi master Robert G. Williscroft’s Daedalus series, now collected for the first time as “The Daedalus Files: SEALS Winged Insertion Command (SWIC)."

The Starchild Compact

Author : Robert G. Williscroft
Publisher : Fresh Ink Group
ISBN 13 : 1958922420
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (589 download)

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Download or read book The Starchild Compact written by Robert G. Williscroft and published by Fresh Ink Group. This book was released on 2024-03-29 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Starchild Compact is an epic tale of beginnings, of roots, of what might have been, and what might be. The Starchild Compact is an adventure of heroic proportions, commencing on a planet 500 light years distant, arriving here just a few years from now, and ending up in the far distant expanses of the Universe. Jon Stock takes his exploration team to Saturn’s moon, Iapetus, that Earth scientists have determined may be an artifact. Following launch, they discover Saeed Ismail, a Jihadist stowaway, who hopes to sabotage the mission. They arrive at Iapetus, determine it is a derelict starship, and eventually meet with the Founders, descendants of the starship builders. Their revelations impact the entire Solar System with momentous implications going backward and forward in time, paving the way for a joint push to the distant reaches of the Galaxy.

SLINGSHOT

Author : Robert G. Williscroft
Publisher : Fresh Ink Group
ISBN 13 : 1958922307
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (589 download)

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Download or read book SLINGSHOT written by Robert G. Williscroft and published by Fresh Ink Group. This book was released on 2023-06-28 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slingshot is a love story – about a man, a woman, another man, another woman, some gender-bending...and a machine, the largest ever built. Slingshot is a mystery – about a missing aviatrix, a conspiracy, a true-believer. Slingshot is an adventure – about following a dream, the ocean-deep, outer space. Slingshot is about constructing the first space launch- loop stretching 2,600 km between Baker and Jarvis Islands in the Equatorial Pacific. It’s about high finance, intrigue, unlimited ambition, heroism, fanaticism, betrayal...and about opening space to the common person. The setting is the day-after-tomorrow. Technology has advanced, the web is more pervasive than ever, but human ambition and greed remain unchanged. In Slingshot, Alex Regent, Margo Jackson, and Klaus Blumenfeld reach for the stars as they blend their skills to create the world’s first space launch-loop, backed by major software money. Environmental fanatic Lars Watson with his team of young eco-terrorists are funded by opposing financial interests, who will go to any length to halt the project. Reporter Lori Kutcher indiscriminately applies her own personal skills to ensure it is she who reports the unfolding events to a watching world. With a cast of 69, Slingshot takes you from Seattle’s world financial district, to the ocean bottom at 5,000 feet off Baker Island, to the edge of space 80 km above. You play with dolphins and battle sharks. You fly and sail and dive, you work and play and love across the vast panorama of an Equatorial Pacific being put to leash to serve humanity’s surge into outer space. While its accurate science and precise engineering will appeal to hard science-fiction buffs, Slingshot’s major focus is the grand journey, the opening of outer space to the common person by men and women who loom larger than life as they work, play, and love.

Shadows of the Future

Author : Patrick Parrinder
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815626916
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (269 download)

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Download or read book Shadows of the Future written by Patrick Parrinder and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1995-09-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: H. G. Wells—the inventor of the concept of the time machine and the phrase "the Shape of Things to Come"—described his life's work as one of "critical anticipation." Shadows of the Future identifies the attempt to imagine possible futures as the unifying principle behind Wells's diverse and sometimes wayward literary career. The book unravels the complex layers of meaning in The Time Machine, and shows how throughout his life he sought to exploit the potential of literary and cultural prophecy in new ways. Described by John Middleton Murry as "the last prophet of bourgeois Europe," he was also its first futurologist. In Shadows of the Future Wells's assumption of the prophet's role is related to his championship of the modern scientific outlook, and to the theory and practice of science fiction and utopian literature. Parrinder explores the connections between novelty and repetition, between imagining the future and imagining the past, and between prophecy and parody as literary modes. Wells's science fiction is reexamined both as a projection of the cosmology implicit in the writings of Darwin and Huxley, and as a new variation on the Romantic and Enlightenment themes of such earlier authors as Blake, Gibbon, and Mary Shelley. Later chapters relate Wells's fiction to his nonfiction and look at the uneasy relationship of his utopianism to literary prophecy, and at the paradoxes inherent in the militant internationalism of the " prophet at large." Finally, Wells's influence is traced in a study of the antiutopian fictions of Zamyatin and Orwell, and in a broad account of the connections between science fiction and the scientific outlook down to our own time.

RAN: A Civilization in Hiding

Author : Robert G. Williscroft
Publisher : Fresh Ink Group
ISBN 13 : 1958922617
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (589 download)

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Download or read book RAN: A Civilization in Hiding written by Robert G. Williscroft and published by Fresh Ink Group. This book was released on 2023-12-17 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans and Asterians construct a huge starship, Andromeda, and set out on a voyage of discovery to the Cold Spot in the Cosmic Microwave Background—first stop, the star RAN in the constellation Eridanus. They discover an incipient space-faring civilization that has hidden itself from the rest of the galaxy. The Third Oort Chronicle centers on efforts to replace these destructive reptilian tyrants with fair-minded leaders within an interstellar system. Oort Federation Chairman John Butler and lizard leaders of the planet Arcan seek to oust Ceffid’s leader, Bopr Arclando. The same applies to Lieutenant Dombit, who cleverly strategizes against General Klarot of The Geroptic Nation. With such vast differences between species, will achieving interstellar peace even prove possible—and at what price!

KEID: A Lost Civilization

Author : Robert G. Williscroft
Publisher : Fresh Ink Group
ISBN 13 : 1958922706
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (589 download)

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Download or read book KEID: A Lost Civilization written by Robert G. Williscroft and published by Fresh Ink Group. This book was released on 2024-02-14 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They discover a Dyson Sphere under construction by microbots, but the bots are scavenging one part of the sphere to construct another. And where is the civilization that designed this massive project? “This is cutting edge, hard science fiction at its finest. This broad-minded, far-sweeping saga is both realistic and daring. The reader feels that yes, this is what the universe is like and what man’s role in it will come to be.” Professor John B. Rosenman, Norfolk State University. The starship Andromeda stops at the Keid triple-star system on its voyage of discovery and stumbles on a derelict Dyson Sphere. The starship is attacked by microbots scavenging one part of the sphere to repair another. They map the sphere and discover several primitive races inside—humanoid, feline, and saurian. They investigate the internal structure of the Dyson Sphere with its hundred-kilometer wide tubes filled with fast-moving magnetic fluid, and I-beams with hundred- kilometer wide plates and thirty-kilometer wide flanges that are one hundred meters thick. They eventually meet digital uploads of the race that built the sphere. Then the explorers discover that the Dyson Sphere’s star is about to produce a superflare that could destroy all life inside the sphere and possibly even the Dyson Sphere itself. The explorers mount a major rescue effort to save the uploads and sapient races.