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Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Rescue Mode Author: Ben Bova and Les Johnson NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 421

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Title: Space Pioneers: In Their Own Words Author: Loretta Hall NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages:

Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: The Quantum Thief Author: Hannu Rajaniemi NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle/Audible Pages: 331 Publisher: Tom

Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: The Planet Thieves Author: Dan Krokos Ages: 10 to YA NSS Amazon link for this book Format:

Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, Part One Author: Robert Mandell and Larry Niven Illustrator: Sean Lam Ages:

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: The X-15 Rocket Plane: Flying the First Wings into Space Author: Michelle Evans NSS Amazon link for

Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: Pillar to the Sky Author: William R. Forstchen NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle/Audible Pages:

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Title: Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight Author: David A. Mindell NSS Amazon link for this book Format:

Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: The Attempt (The Martian Manifesto Book One) Author: Bob Lee NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback/Kindle

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: The Plundering of NASA: An Exposé Author: R. D. Boozer NSS Amazon link for this book Format:

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray From Ad Astra Summer 2014 Title: The Astronaut Wives Club Author: Lily Koppel NSS Amazon link for this

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Dale L. Skran, Jr. From Ad Astra Summer 2014 Title: Starship Century: Toward the Grandest Horizon Editors: James Benford and Gregory

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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: John J. Vester Title: Nuclear Rockets: To the Moon and Mars Author: Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 270 Publisher:

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