Book Review: The People’s Spaceship
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: The People’s Spaceship: NASA, the Shuttle Era, and Public Engagement after Apollo
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Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Masse Bloomfield Title: Gradisil Author: Adam Roberts NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Publisher: Pyr Date: 2007
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: The Engines of God Author: Jack McDevitt NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 432
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Masse Bloomfield Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey Author: Arthur C. Clarke NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 320
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson NSS Amazon link for this book Title: Survival Author: Julie E. Czerneda Format: Hardcover / Paperback Pages: 401 Publisher:
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy Title: Lucifer’s Hammer Author: Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 640
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Earthseed Author: Pamela Sargent NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Publisher: Tor Date: 2007
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Hurricane Moon Author: Alexis Glynn Latner NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 399 Publisher: Pyr
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Foreigner Author: C. J. Cherryh NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 432 Publisher: Daw Date:
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy Title: Children of God Author: Mary Doria Russell NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 464 Publisher:
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy Title: The Sparrow Author: Mary Doria Russell NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 448 Publisher: Ballantine
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Ken Murphy Adapted from Ken’s Out of the Cradle website with permission Title: The Astronaut Farmer Actors: Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Old Man’s War Author: John Scalzi NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Publisher: Tor
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