Star destroyers : big ships blowing things up / edited by Tony Daniel and Christopher Ruocchio.
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- ISBN: 9781982124144 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 468 pages ; 18 cm
- Publisher: Riverdale, New York : Baen Publishing Enterprises, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2018.
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Subject: | Space warfare > Fiction. Space ships > Fiction. Warships > Fiction. |
Genre: | Science fiction. Short stories. |
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- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2018 March #2
Spaceships and the men and women who crew them take center stage in this entertaining collection of 15 original short stories. In addition to the obligatory and expected spectacular space battles and alien contacts, many of the stories present themes of military ethics, the uses of artificial intelligence, and the limits of the capacity of the human mind. Several of the stories incorporate naval and military history into the future of space travel: Steve White's "A Sudden Stop" presents a twisty take on the American Revolution and the British Empire, J. R. Dunn offers an alternate history Cold War tale in "Boomer's," and Jody Lynne Nye incorporates a nuclear submarine in her watery alien drama in "A Helping Hand." The subtitle is a bit of a misnomer; although there is certainly no shortage of action and a dizzying array of technological invention, it is the human interactions and decisions that ultimately drive the stories. This collection will appeal to fans of military and hard science fiction and any readers fascinated by the possibilities of space travel. Copyright 2018 Booklist Reviews. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2018 February #1
Daniel and Ruocchio, both Baen editors, gather stories of giant spaceships at war, at peace, and in the often-gray areas between. David Drake's "Superweapon" and Mark L. Van Name's "Another Solution" explore the dangers of taking artificially intelligent warships into battle. Michael Z. Williamson's "Hate in the Darkness" is a tense duel in which agonizingly slow attacks across vast distances can still seem all too swift. There are plenty of good military stories to make martial science fiction fans happy, but more ingenious are the tales of (sometimes tenuous) peacetime and other dangerous jobs that keep civilization running. In the excellent "Try Not to Kill Us All" by Joelle Presby, the most dangerous work in space isn't going into battle, but cleaning up extraterrestrial trash. The anthology is 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.
Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly.(Mar.)