The moon
looms large this month, with books featuring battling lunar marines, hijacked space shuttles, and the true story of Gene Kranz and the Apollo mission control crews.
White Mars, by Brian Aldiss and Roger Penrose
A few visionaries attempt to thwart the corporate colonization of Mars and establish a new and freer society. (St. Martin's, $22.95 hardcover)
| New in Space Nonfiction |
| Failure is Not an Option, by Gene Kranz
The true story of the NASA Mission Control teams that guided the Apollo spacecraft to the moon, as recounted by the flight director of Apollo 13. (Simon and Schuster, $25.00 hardcover) |
Eater
, by Gregory Benford
A sentient black-hole threatens all life on Earth. (Avon Eos, $24.00 hardcover)
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Skylife: Space Habitats in Story and Science, edited by Gregory Benford and George Zebrowski
A collection of stories and essays about life on space stations and other orbital habitats, with work from Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Stephen Baxter, and others. (Harcourt Brace, $28.00 hardcover)
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Ghost of the Well of Souls
, by Jack Chalker
On the mysterious Well World, the evil tyrant Josich and his dark agents search for the eight scattered pieces of the fabled Straight Gate. Whoever possesses the Gate will wield enormous power, travelling between universes at the speed of light and wreaking havoc across galaxies. (Del Rey Books, $6.99 paperback)
Europa Strike
, by Ian Douglas
Marines battle in space for humankind's future in the conclusion to the Heritage Trilogy. But what's the secret of the strange artificially intelligent artifact at the heart of the conflict? (Avon Eos, $6.50 paperback)
Patriarch's Hope
, by David Feintuch
As secretary-general of the UN, Nicholas Seafort must take on his own navy when he sets out on a mission to clean up the Earth's environment. (Warner Aspect, $6.99 paperback)
ST:TNG -- The Valiant
, by Michael Jan Friedman
The story of Jean Luc Picard's first command mission. (Pocket Books, $23.95 hardcover)
Stark's War
, by John G. Hemry
To seize the moon from foreign powers -- and keep his men alive -- Sergeant Ethan Stark must choose which orders to obey -- and which to ignore. Written by a retired naval officer. (Ace Books, $5.99 paperback)
Back to the Moon
, by Homer H. Hickam
A group of former NASA insiders hijacks the Space Shuttle Columbia for an unauthorized mission to the Moon that might save the world. (Dell Books, $6.99 paperback)
Valor's Choice
, by Tanya Huff
In the distant future, humans and several other races have been granted membership in the Confederation -- for a price. They must act as soldier/protectors of the far more civilized races who have long since turned away from war. (Daw Books, $6.99 paperback)
The Legacy of Prometheus
, by Eric Kotani and John Maddox Roberts
Cash Carlson and his Lone Star Space Systems company find themselves caught in a vicious battle for ownership of solar-power satellites and the future of the energy market. (St. Martin's / Forge, $24.95 hardcover)
Orion Arm
, by Julian May
A lovable rogue takes on an evil genius to topple an intergalactic conspiracy in a sequel to Perseus Spur. (Del Rey Books, $6.99 paperback)
Pegasus in Space
, by Anne McCaffrey
Humanity's best hope for the future is the Padrugoi Space Station, and its best defense from those who want to destroy it is the Talented. But who's going to protect the Talented? (Del Rey Books, $25.00)
ST:DS9 Millennium #3: Inferno
, by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
With only seconds remaining before the True Reckoning, the crew of Deep Space Nine must somehow prevent the Pah-wraiths from rearranging the future to their liking. (Pocket Books, $6.50 paperback)
Heart of Gold
, by Sharon Shinn
Forbidden desire brings together a scientist and a rebel in a Romeo and Juliet story on a planet divided between rich and poor, strong and weak, intellect and feeling. (Ace Books, $14.95 paperback)
Wrapt in Crystal
, by Sharon Shinn
On the desert planet of Semay, a serial killer is murdering members of two wildly different religious orders. Interfed agent Cowen Drake has been assigned to the case by the alliance of federated planets he represents, but understanding the killers will require understanding the orders and reclaiming his own faith. (Ace Books, $6.99 paperback)
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Mirage
, by Mark W. Tiedemann
A special agent must expose a conspiracy that threatens important negotiations between spacers, settlers, and representatives of Earth. A novel based on Isaac Asimov's robot mysteries. (Pocket Books, $14.00 paperback)
Evolution's Darling
, by Scott Westerfeld
Darling is an astronavigational control unit who wants to know if a clone as a soul. Two hundred years and one artificial body later, he is off in search of a dead artist, a living artwork, and the forces behind a mystery that spans the universe. (Four Walls Eight Windows, $15.95 paperback)
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