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BIG SHIPS BLOWING THINGS UP IN SPACE, SIZE MATTERS Boomers. Ships of the Line. Star Destroyers. The bigger the ship, the better the bang. Thus it was, and ever shall be, even into the distant future. In "Superweapon," by David Drake, a fight for possession of an ancient alien warship will determine the fate of two vast interstellar powers. Then in "Hate in the Darkness" by Michael Z. Williamson, a team of libertarian Freeholders must think outside the box to do battle with the might of the United Nations and its powerful navy. And in "A Helping Hand," Jody Lynn Nye posits an interstellar submarine on a rescue mission behind enemy lines--with the fate of an entire species hanging in the balance. Big, bold, and edge-of-your-seat space opera and military science fiction from David Drake, Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, Michael Z. Williamson, Steve White, Robert Buettner, Susan R. Matthews, Dave Bara, and many more About Star Destroyers:
". . . spectacular space battles and alien contacts . . . themes of military ethics, the uses of artificial intelligence, and the limits of the capacity of the human mind. . . . it is the human interactions and decisions that ultimately drive the stories. . . . will appeal to fans of military and hard science fiction and any readers fascinated by the possibilities of space travel."--Booklist ". . . stories of giant spaceships at war, at peace, and in the often-gray areas between. . . . a worthy addition to a long tradition of ship-based fiction, and its authors portray captains, arcane astrogators, and civilian child passengers with equal depth. It's recommended for fans of military SF and space adventure."--Publishers Weekly ". . . you'd probably expect some tight, action-filled space opera stories of giant space battles . . . and there's some of that. But there are also espionage stories, rescue missions, political conflicts, alternate histories, even a few humorous tales. . . . each author took the premise in a different direction . . . if I had to identify one common feature to all the stories, it would be that they're all fun. . . . Like it says, big ships blowing things up. What's not to like?"--Analog
Author: Christopher Ruocchio
Publisher: Baen
Published: 09/24/2019
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.10w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781982124144
ISBN10: 1982124148
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Military
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Space Opera
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Collections & Anthologies
". . . spectacular space battles and alien contacts . . . themes of military ethics, the uses of artificial intelligence, and the limits of the capacity of the human mind. . . . it is the human interactions and decisions that ultimately drive the stories. . . . will appeal to fans of military and hard science fiction and any readers fascinated by the possibilities of space travel."--Booklist ". . . stories of giant spaceships at war, at peace, and in the often-gray areas between. . . . a worthy addition to a long tradition of ship-based fiction, and its authors portray captains, arcane astrogators, and civilian child passengers with equal depth. It's recommended for fans of military SF and space adventure."--Publishers Weekly ". . . you'd probably expect some tight, action-filled space opera stories of giant space battles . . . and there's some of that. But there are also espionage stories, rescue missions, political conflicts, alternate histories, even a few humorous tales. . . . each author took the premise in a different direction . . . if I had to identify one common feature to all the stories, it would be that they're all fun. . . . Like it says, big ships blowing things up. What's not to like?"--Analog
Author: Christopher Ruocchio
Publisher: Baen
Published: 09/24/2019
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.10w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781982124144
ISBN10: 1982124148
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Military
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Space Opera
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Collections & Anthologies
About the Author
Christopher Ruocchio is the author of The Sun Eater, a space opera fantasy series, as well as a former assistant editor at Baen Books, where he has edited several anthologies. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University, where he studied English Rhetoric and the Classics. Christopher has been writing since he was eight and sold his first novel, Empire of Silence, at twenty-two. To date, his books have been published in five languages.