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Recent S/F novels about commercial space flight?
On Mar 29, 8:47*pm, Robert Clark wrote:
*I'm still interested in that topic but also what are some recommendations about recent stories of commercially, not governmentally, financed space flight? Such stories might be about space tourism, private endeavors to produce solar power satellites, lunar or asteroidal mining, etc. Perhaps not quite what you're looking for, but there are several Jack Vance stories about space-going tramp freighters in a what is probably an unlikely distant future. Ports of Call and Lurulu come to mind. Matt Hughes http://www.archonate.com |
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Recent S/F novels about commercial space flight?
Matt Hughes speculated:
On Mar 29, 8:47*pm, Robert Clark wrote: *I'm still interested in that topic but also what are some recommendations about recent stories of commercially, not governmentally, financed space flight? Such stories might be about space tourism, private endeavors to produce solar power satellites, lunar or asteroidal mining, etc. Perhaps not quite what you're looking for, but there are several Jack Vance stories about space-going tramp freighters in a what is probably an unlikely distant future. Ports of Call and Lurulu come to mind. Well, if you're throwing the net that far out, there's the Cherryh series that includes Downbelow Station and Infinity's End. /dps -- Who, me? And what lacuna? |
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