The Brick Moon
Apr 2013 · The Best of Jim Baen's Universe Book 2 · Baen Publishing Enterprises
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Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron Miller
Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó While written by Edward Everett Hale with tongue in cheek, this short novel from 1869 contains the first-ever description of an artificial earth satellite. It also describes the potential benefits of such a satellite for navigation, communication, weather observation, etc. Includes "On Vesta" by the Soviet space pioneer, K.E. Tsiolkovsky.
At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó While written by Edward Everett Hale with tongue in cheek, this short novel from 1869 contains the first-ever description of an artificial earth satellite. It also describes the potential benefits of such a satellite for navigation, communication, weather observation, etc. Includes "On Vesta" by the Soviet space pioneer, K.E. Tsiolkovsky.
At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
About the author
Eric Flint is the author of the New York Times best seller 1634: The Galileo Affair (with Andrew Dennis)†a novel in his top-selling "Ring of Fire" alternate history series. His first novel for Baen, Mother of Demons, was picked by Science Fiction Chronicle as a best novel of the year. His 1632, which launched the Ring of Fire series, won widespread critical praise, as from Publishers Weekly, which called him "an SF author of particular note, one who can entertain and edify in equal, and major measure." A longtime labor union activist with a master's degree in history, he currently resides in northwest Indiana with his wife Lucille.
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