New Frontiers (2014) A Collection of Tales About the Past, the Present, and the Future by Ben Bova
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Overview: Frontiers can be found in all directions. Frontiers of time and space, as well as frontiers of courage, devotion, love, hate, and the outer limits of the human spirit. This outstanding collection of stories by one of science fiction’s premier talents spans the length and breadth of history and the universe, while exploring thought-provoking new ideas and dilemmas.
From the Baghdad of the Arabian Nights to a vast interstellar empire thousands of years in the future, from the Vatican to a one-man vessel drifting in the vast emptiness of the Asteroid Belt, from virtual reality duels to the subtle intricacies of time travel and a golf tournament on the Moon, here are tales of scoundrels and heroes, scientists and explorers, aliens and artificial intelligences, and even a young Albert Einstein. Each of them stands at the border of a new frontier…
Genre: Fiction > Sci-Fi/Fantasy
CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION TO “SAM BELOW PAR”
SAM BELOW PAR
INTRODUCTION TO “A COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN”
A COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
INTRODUCTION TO “IN TRUST”
IN TRUST
INTRODUCTION TO “THE QUESTION”
THE QUESTION
INTRODUCTION TO “‘WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS’”
“WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS”
INTRODUCTION TO “WATERBOT”
WATERBOT
INTRODUCTION TO “MOON RACE”
MOON RACE
INTRODUCTION TO “SCHEHERAZADE AND THE STORYTELLERS”
SCHEHERAZADE AND THE STORYTELLERS
AFTERWORD TO “SCHEHERAZADE AND THE STORYTELLERS”
INTRODUCTION TO “DUEL IN THE SOMME”
DUEL IN THE SOMME
INTRODUCTION TO “BLOODLESS VICTORY”
BLOODLESS VICTORY
INTRODUCTION TO “MARS FARTS”
MARS FARTS
INTRODUCTION TO “A PALE BLUE DOT”
A PALE BLUE DOT
AFTERWORD TO “A PALE BLUE DOT”
INTRODUCTION TO “INSPIRATION”
INSPIRATION
INTRODUCTION TO “THE LAST DECISION”
THE LAST DECISION
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