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Analog 9 Analog 9 Ben Bova xi • Introduction (Analog 9) • (1973) • essay by Ben Bova 1 • Answer "Affirmative" or "Negative" • (1972) • short story by Barbara Paul 23 • The Gold at the Starbow's End • (1972) • novella by Fred… OL14923062W
End of exile End of exile Ben Bova Born and brought up on a space ship that is slowly deteriorating, Linc discovers its secrets and the way to get the remaining occupants to their ultimate destination. OL14923127W
Through eyes of wonder Through eyes of wonder Ben Bova Discusses the relationship between science and science fiction with examples from literature. OL14923244W
The weather changes man The weather changes man Ben Bova Traces the weather patterns and climatic changes on earth from prehistory to the present and discusses their influence on man's physical and psychological development. OL14923262W
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories Richard Wilson,Alexei Panshin,Laurence M. Janifer,Anthony Boucher,Mildred Downey Broxon,Stephen Goldin,Nelson Slade Bond,Grant Carrington,Martin H. Greenberg,Lee Killough,Duane Ackerson,Reginald Bretnor,Joseph D. Olander,Bob Shaw,Ambrose Bierce,Alfred Bester,Ralph Milne Farley,William F. Nolan,Henry Slesar,Joe L. Hensley,Ben Bova,Robert Sheckley,Frederik Pohl,George R. R. Martin,Donald E. Westlake,Damon Knight,Karen Anderson,David Bischoff,Martin Gardner,Fritz Leiber,Steven Utley,Bill Pronzini,E. Michael Blake,Fred Saberhagen,Thomas F. Monteleone,Gregory Benford,Larry Niven,Isaac Asimov,James Blish,Robert Emmett Toomey Jr.,Jerome Bixby,Walter S. Tevis,Robert L. Fish,Charles E. Fritch,Roger Zelazny,Cyril M. Kornbluth,Ray Russell,James E. Gunn,Joanna Russ,Bruce McAllister,Barry N. Malzberg,Edward D. Hoch,Edward Wellen,Paul Dellinger,Alan Edward Nourse,F. M. Busby,Keith Laumer,Hayford Peirce,Dannie Plachta,Edward Rager,Jeffrey S. Hudson,James Edward Sutherland,Maggie Nadler,Robert T. Kurosaka,James E. Thompson,Paul Bond,Daniel A. Darlington,Walt Liebscher,K. W. MacAnn A loint of paw / Isaac Asimov -- The advent on Channel Twelve / C.M. Kornbluth -- Plaything / Larry Niven -- The misfortune cookie / Charles E. Fritch -- I wish I may, I wish I might / Bill Pronz… OL14958898W
Exiles (... And Then There Were None by Eric Frank Russell / Gypsy by Poul Anderson / Profession by… Exiles (... And Then There Were None by Eric Frank Russell / Gypsy by Poul Anderson / Profession by… Eric Frank Russell,Ben Bova,Poul Anderson,Isaac Asimov Gypsy - short story by Poul Anderson ... And Then There Were None - novella by Eric Frank Russell Profession - novella by Isaac Asimov OL14959096W
Gremlins Go Home Gremlins Go Home Kelly Freas,Ben Bova,Gordon R. Dickson Gremlins stranded on earth centuries ago hit on a scheme to hitch a ride on a space rocket to Mars, hoping to get back to their own planet. OL155412W
The dueling machine The dueling machine Ben Bova The dueling machine helps keep peace throughout the universe until a terrestrial power devises a telepathic means of controlling the machine thus jeopardizing the security of all solar systems. OL15776W
Workshops in Space Workshops in Space Ben Bova Describes the purpose and technical aspects of four space workshops including Skylab, Earth Resources Satellites, the joint Apollo-Soyuz mission, and the Space Shuttle. OL15792W
In quest of quasars In quest of quasars Ben Bova Defines quasars and what they reveal about the nature of the universe. OL15799W
The trikon deception The trikon deception Ben Bova The Trikon is a shared industrial space laboratory that was built in orbit, designed as the only risk-free environment for genetic experiments too controversial or dangerous to be performed on Earth. OL15805W
Return to Mars Return to Mars Ben Bova Jamie Waterman is named commander of a second journey back to Mars, where he must overcome a destructive rivalry, emotional upheaval, and a series of deadly "accidents" to unlock the secrets of the M… OL15810W
Space travel Space travel Ben Bova Space Travel explains science, to help you make your fiction plausible. You'll engineer your rockets with accurate technical data. Show your characters' physical responses to weightlessness. Know the… OL15819080W
The weathermakers The weathermakers Ben Bova Two scientists make weather control an actuality, but one of them wants the program to be controlled by civilians rather than the Pentagon. OL15819W
The winds of Altair The winds of Altair Ben Bova From back cover Tor trade paperback May 1983: **MORALITY VS. SURVIVAL...** Even before the human scientists arrived at the sixth planet of Altair they knew they had their work cut out for them.… OL15820W
City of Darkness City of Darkness Ben Bova A teenage boy explores New York, an obsolete city open only to tourists, and becomes involved with the gangs which fight among themselves for survival. OL15824W
Orion Orion Ben Bova John O'Ryan is not a god...not exactly. He is an eternal warrior destined to combat the Dark Lord through all time for dominion of the Earth. Follow him, servant of a great race, as he battles his en… OL15826W
Privateers Privateers Ben Bova This latest of Grand Tour chronicles tells a brilliant tale of revenge, love, and freedom while also laying out a vision for the human future in Space. Setting itself up for a final confrontation bet… OL15829W
Voyagers III Voyagers III Ben Bova Keith Stoner lay frozen in an alien spacecraft for fifteen long years; during that time he came to be something more than just an astronaut, just a man. Stoner became partly alien himself--merged wit… OL15830W
Kinsman Kinsman Ben Bova To Chet Kinsman, space held the promise of peace and beauty that Earth denied him - yet it was Kinsman who stained the purity of space with murder. His atonement shaped his life and the destiny of hi… OL15831W
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