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The Stars At War
| Author: | Jerry Pournelle |
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Baen, 1986 |
| Series: | Imperial Stars: Book 1 |
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| Book Type: | Anthology |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
Contained in this volume are stories about interstellar barbarians, spacefaring civilizations, and peacekeeping, accompanied by essays and poems about military policy, space warfare, and advancing empires.
Contents:
- Introduction: Empire - essay by Jerry Pournelle
- In Clouds of Glory - (1955) - novelette by Algis Budrys
- The Star Plunderer - [Technic History] - (1952) - novelette by Poul Anderson
- Tribesman, Barbarian and Citizen - [Editorial (Analog)] - (1961) - essay by John W. Campbell, Jr.
- The Barbarians Within - (1965) - essay by John W. Campbell, Jr.
- Hymn of Breaking Strain - (1935) - poem by Rudyard Kipling
- The Miracle of Government - (1957) - essay by James Burnham
- To a Different Drum - novelette by Reginald Bretnor
- The Whirligig of Time - (1974) - short story by Vernor Vinge
- Nightmare, with Angels - (1935) - poem by Stephen Vincent Bené
- The Aristocrat - (1949) - novelette by Chan Davis
- The Sons of Martha - (1907) - poem by Rudyard Kipling
- Mail Supremacy - [Chap Foey Rider - 1] - (1975) - short story by Hayford Peirce
- Herbig-Haro - [Roxalani - 2] - (1984) - novelette by Harry Turtledove
- Fighting Philosopher - [The Philosophical Corps] - (1954) - novelette by Everett B. Cole
- The Voodoo Sciences: Part One: The Gamblers - (1982) - essay by Jerry Pournelle (variant of The Gamblers)
- The Voodoo Sciences: Part Two: The Voodoo Sciences - (1982) - essay Jerry Pournelle (variant of The Voodoo Sciences)
- Pax Galactica - (1952) - novelette by Ralph Williams
- The Proper Study of Mankind - [New Beginnings] - (1980) - essay by Jerry Pournelle
- An Afterword on the Future (The Proper Study of Mankind) - essay by Jerry Pournelle
- Finger Trouble - novelette by Edward P. Hughes
- Yellow Rain - (1983) - essay by Adrian Berry
- Space Wars - (1983) - essay by Adrian Berry
- That Share of Glory - (1952) - novelette by C. M. Kornbluth
- The Stars at War - essay by Jerry Pournelle
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