Space Stations

15 all-new stories of tomorrow from 15 of the best sci-fi writers of today The challenge and lure of space exploration has long been fertile ground for some of the finest science fiction stories. Here, fifteen of the best chroniclers of the day after tomorrow present unique tales of space stations both in our own solar system and far beyond. From Booklist This neat little theme anthology contains a satisfying mixture of old hands’ and newcomers’ stories. In the opener, Timothy Zahn’s “The Battle of Space Fort Jefferson,” a space fort that is crumbling into disrepair as an unpopular tourist destination wins its first battle—finally—though only by means of the vagaries of decaying equipment. In Jean Rabe’s “Auriga’s Streetcar,” a gem of a piece, an old “spacer” finds herself on the way to a distant star in the belly of an even older space observatory towed by unknown aliens. Robert J. Sawyer’s “Mikeys” relates the work of those who go almost to the target and the ...

Author: Sawyer Robert J., Zahn Timothy, Williamson Jack, Rabe Jean, Dubois Brendan, Stackpole Michael A., Helfers John, Greenberg Martin H., Foster Alan Dean, Cobb James H., Radford Irene, Benford Gregory, Czerneda Julie E., Sargent Pamela, Davis Russell, Kotani Eric
ISBN: 9780756401764
Year of publication: 2004
Genre: Science fiction
Number of pages: 322
Reading time: 5 h. 22 min.
Formats: FB2, EPUB, PDF
Language: english
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