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"A Sign in Space": The fact that the galaxy slowly revolves is the premise of a story about a being desperate to leave behind some unique sign of its existence. This story is a direct illustration of one of the tenets of postmodern theory —that the sign is not the thing it signifies, nor can one claim to fully or properly describe a thing or ...
Tunnel in the Sky is a juvenile science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, published in 1955 by Scribner's as one of the Heinlein juveniles.The story describes a group of students sent on a survival test to an uninhabited planet, who soon realise they are stranded there.
Cold War (short story) Arthur C. Clarke: Satellite Science Fiction: 1957 Colliding Branes: Rudy Rucker: Asimov's Science Fiction: 2009 Collision Orbit: Jack Williamson: Analog Science Fiction: 1942 Colony (short story) Philip K. Dick: Galaxy: 1953 Columbus Was a Dope: Robert A. Heinlein: Startling Stories: 1947 Coming Attraction: Fritz Leiber ...
"The Space Traders" is a science fiction short story by Derrick Bell. As a short story, was published in 1992. As a short story, was published in 1992. However it originated in a different form under the title "The Chronicles of the Space Traders" as part of his 1989 speeches republished twice in law journals in 1989 and 1990.
The Stones, a family of "Loonies" (residents of the Moon), purchase and restore a used spaceship and go sightseeing around the Solar System.. The twin teenage boys, named Castor and Pollux after the half-brothers of classical legend, buy used bicycles to sell on Mars, their first stop, where they run afoul of local regulations, but their grandmother Hazel Stone saves them from jail.
Great Stories of Space Travel is an American anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Groff Conklin. It was first published in paperback by Tempo Books in July 1963, and reprinted by the same publisher in December 1965, 1969, and April 1970.
In the distant future, humans have developed a form of instantaneous teleportation called "the Jaunt", enabling colonization of the Solar System. Mark Oates and his family are preparing to travel to Mars for a two-year business trip. As the Jaunting service prepares the other passengers, Mark entertains his two children by recounting a semi ...
A mystery/suspense story, describing a young girl who tries to procure help in digging up a woman buried in an empty lot. "The Smile" A science fiction story describing a world devastated by nuclear war, whose inhabitants systematically destroy artifacts of the past. The story touches on one boy who is enchanted by Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.