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A collection of hard SF short stories spanning an entire century of near-future history.
Fantastic Books, 2012, 514 pages
( For astronauts, beamjacks, prospectors and colonists, soldiers and gangsters and rebels in space... )
Verdict: These stories are all love letters to an earlier generation of science fiction, but the Near Space series is thoroughly modern SF. I think Allen Steele is underrated, and since I have always loved space adventures and short stories that all fit into an epic arc, this collection gets my Highly Recommended tag.
Also by Allen Steele: My reviews of Coyote and Apollo's Outcasts.
My complete list of book reviews.
Fantastic Books, 2012, 514 pages
All the stories of Allen Steele's award-winning "Near Space" series--now in an expanded and revised second edition!
Since its first publication in 1999, "Sex and Violence in Zero-G" has become one of the most long-sought and hard-to-find of Steele's books. At last, this massive collection is back in print--complete with a new introduction, five additional stories, and a revised timeline.
Includes the Hugo Award-winning novella "The Death of Captain Future" and the Hugo Award-winning novelette "The Emperor of Mars."
( For astronauts, beamjacks, prospectors and colonists, soldiers and gangsters and rebels in space... )
Verdict: These stories are all love letters to an earlier generation of science fiction, but the Near Space series is thoroughly modern SF. I think Allen Steele is underrated, and since I have always loved space adventures and short stories that all fit into an epic arc, this collection gets my Highly Recommended tag.
Also by Allen Steele: My reviews of Coyote and Apollo's Outcasts.
My complete list of book reviews.
