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Description:In this, The Spear of Mars, Vol 2 of THE FUTURE AT WAR series, some of the most brilliant science fiction and military writers take a close look at the future of our planet in the light of History's only sure thing: The Future of War. As inevitable as the colonization of Space: invasions of earth, the solar system at war, wherever humans go, they take their conflicts with them. The socially organized application of force is called war. Right now mankind has begun to spread out into the solar system, taking with him his technologies and his social institutions. There's no stopping it: The Spear of Mars has been flung. It Will Strike. There will be war between the worlds... Enjoy these stories and essays of future military science. Stories and articles that deal with alien invasions, interplanetary warfare, and the life of soldiers. Contents: * Introduction (The Spear of Mars: The Future at War Vol. 2) (1980) • essay by Reginald Bretnor; Cover art by Vincent di Fate * The Screwfly Solution / novelette by James Tiptree, Jr. [as by Raccoona Sheldon] (winner, 1977 Nebula Award. Nominated, 1978 Hugo Award) * The Sword (1953) / Frank Quattrocchi * Invasions of Earth (1980) • essay by Joseph Wesley [as by L. J. Stecher Jr.] * UFOs and Stranger Intruders (1980) essay by Joseph F. Goodavage * Temple Guardian (1979) / shortstory by Kevin O'Donnell Jr. * Mirror, Mirror [Psi High • 4] (1967) / novelette by Alan E. Nourse (variant of The Mirror 1960) * Man: A Transitional Animal (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan * Balaam (1954) / shortstory by Anthony Boucher * Encased in the Amber of Death (1980) / poem by Robert Frazier * Cold Victory [Psychotechnic League] (1957) / novelette by Poul Anderson * Women Under Fire (1980) • essay by Vicki Ann Heydron * This Faithful Soldier's Life (1980) / novelette by James A. Stevens [as by James Stevens-Arce] * The Ultimate Weapon (1980) • essay by T. R. Fehrenbach * Ender's Game [Ender Wiggin] (1977) / novelette by Orson Scott Card (nominated, 1978 Hugo Award) * Fool's Mate (1953) / shortstory by Robert Sheckley * Wings Out of Shadow [Berserker] (1974) / novelette by Fred Saberhagen.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Spear of Mars. To get started finding The Spear of Mars, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 406

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Baen Books/Simon & Schuster

Release: —

ISBN: 0671654233

Description: In this, The Spear of Mars, Vol 2 of THE FUTURE AT WAR series, some of the most brilliant science fiction and military writers take a close look at the future of our planet in the light of History's only sure thing: The Future of War. As inevitable as the colonization of Space: invasions of earth, the solar system at war, wherever humans go, they take their conflicts with them. The socially organized application of force is called war. Right now mankind has begun to spread out into the solar system, taking with him his technologies and his social institutions. There's no stopping it: The Spear of Mars has been flung. It Will Strike. There will be war between the worlds... Enjoy these stories and essays of future military science. Stories and articles that deal with alien invasions, interplanetary warfare, and the life of soldiers. Contents: * Introduction (The Spear of Mars: The Future at War Vol. 2) (1980) • essay by Reginald Bretnor; Cover art by Vincent di Fate * The Screwfly Solution / novelette by James Tiptree, Jr. [as by Raccoona Sheldon] (winner, 1977 Nebula Award. Nominated, 1978 Hugo Award) * The Sword (1953) / Frank Quattrocchi * Invasions of Earth (1980) • essay by Joseph Wesley [as by L. J. Stecher Jr.] * UFOs and Stranger Intruders (1980) essay by Joseph F. Goodavage * Temple Guardian (1979) / shortstory by Kevin O'Donnell Jr. * Mirror, Mirror [Psi High • 4] (1967) / novelette by Alan E. Nourse (variant of The Mirror 1960) * Man: A Transitional Animal (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan * Balaam (1954) / shortstory by Anthony Boucher * Encased in the Amber of Death (1980) / poem by Robert Frazier * Cold Victory [Psychotechnic League] (1957) / novelette by Poul Anderson * Women Under Fire (1980) • essay by Vicki Ann Heydron * This Faithful Soldier's Life (1980) / novelette by James A. Stevens [as by James Stevens-Arce] * The Ultimate Weapon (1980) • essay by T. R. Fehrenbach * Ender's Game [Ender Wiggin] (1977) / novelette by Orson Scott Card (nominated, 1978 Hugo Award) * Fool's Mate (1953) / shortstory by Robert Sheckley * Wings Out of Shadow [Berserker] (1974) / novelette by Fred Saberhagen.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Spear of Mars. To get started finding The Spear of Mars, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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