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.
Contents:
- Introduction by Jerry Pournelle
- Consort by Jerry Pournelle
- The Free Agent by Michael Cassutt
- What Are These Lagrange Points, Anyway? by Doug Beason
- The Christmas Count by Henry Melton
- Three Poems:
— The Lagrange League Stationary Habitats by William John Watkins
— When Silver Plums Fall by Bruce Boston
— High Flight by John Gillespie MaGee, Jr.
- Lifeguard by Doug Beason
- New Worlds In Space by Norman Spinrad
- The Software Plague by John Park
- Blindsight by Robert Silverberg
- Access To Space: SSX by Jim Ransom
- Ghost Town by Chad Oliver
- Poppa Was A Catcher by Steven Gould
- In Appreciation: Robert A. Heinlein by Jerry Pournelle
- The Long Watch by Robert A. Heinlein
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.
Contents:
- Introduction by Jerry Pournelle
- Consort by Jerry Pournelle
- The Free Agent by Michael Cassutt
- What Are These Lagrange Points, Anyway? by Doug Beason
- The Christmas Count by Henry Melton
- Three Poems:
— The Lagrange League Stationary Habitats by William John Watkins
— When Silver Plums Fall by Bruce Boston
— High Flight by John Gillespie MaGee, Jr.
- Lifeguard by Doug Beason
- New Worlds In Space by Norman Spinrad
- The Software Plague by John Park
- Blindsight by Robert Silverberg
- Access To Space: SSX by Jim Ransom
- Ghost Town by Chad Oliver
- Poppa Was A Catcher by Steven Gould
- In Appreciation: Robert A. Heinlein by Jerry Pournelle
- The Long Watch by Robert A. Heinlein