Search Worlds Without End

Table of Contents:

• The Insurmountable Opportunity - (1980) - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Author's Note - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Editor's Introduction to: The Moon Goddess and the Son by Donald Kingsbury - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• The Moon Goddess and the Son - (1979) - novella by Donald Kingsbury
• Editor's Introduction to: Space and the Longevity of Man by Stefan T. Possony and Jerry Pournelle - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Space and the Longevity of Man - (1981) - essay by Stefan T. Possony and Jerry Pournelle
• Editor's Introduction to: Down & Out on Ellfive Prime by Dean Ing - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Down & Out on Ellfive Prime - (1979) - novelette by Dean Ing
• Editor's Introduction to: The Study Syndrome by Jerry Pournelle - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• The Study Syndrome - (1980) - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Editor's Introduction to: Three Poems by Helene Knox - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Inner Space - (1979) - poem by Helene Knox
• Elegy - (1979) - poem by Helene Knox
• NASA - (1979) - poem by Helene Knox
• Editor's Introduction to: Our Lady of the Sauropods by Robert Silverberg - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Our Lady of the Sauropods - (1980) - shortstory by Robert Silverberg
• Editor's Introduction to: Two Poems by Steven Rasnic Tem - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Lighting the Colony - (1980) - poem by Steve Rasnic Tem
• Seeding the Last Freedom - (1980) - poem by Steve Rasnic Tem
• Editor's Introduction to: How to Build a Beanstalk by Charles Sheffield - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• How to Build a Beanstalk - (1979) - essay by Charles Sheffield
• Editor's Introduction to: Sky Stalk by Charles Sheffield - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Sky Stalk - novelette by Charles Sheffield (variant of Skystalk 1979)
• Editor's Introduction to: Invisible Encounter by Dian Girard - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Invisible Encounter - shortstory by Dian Girard
• How to Become a Space Colonist - (1979) - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Editor's Introduction to: Bellerophon by Kevin Christensen - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Bellerophon - (1980) - novella by Kevin Christensen
• Editor's Introduction to: The High-Lifter Trilogy by Robert Frazier - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• The High-Lifter Trilogy - poem by Robert Frazier
• Editor's Introduction to: Designing a Dyson Sphere by Jack Williamson - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Designing a Dyson Sphere - (1976) - essay by Jack Williamson
• Editor's Introduction to: Conservation of Mass by Karl T. Pflock - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Conservation of Mass - (1981) - shortstory by Karl T. Pflock
• Editor's Introduction to: The Quiet by George Florance-Guthridge - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• The Quiet - (1981) - shortstory by George Guthridge
• Editor's Introduction to: Psi-Rec: Of Anabasis and Bivouac, the Swarmcantor by Peter Dillingham - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Psi-Rec: Of Anabasis and Bivouac, the Swarmcantor - poem by Peter Dillingham
• Editor's Introduction to: Our Many Roads to the Stars by Poul Anderson - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Our Many Roads to the Stars - (1975) - essay by Poul Anderson
• Editor's Introduction to: Exploring Infrastellar Space by Dr. Robert L. Forward - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Exploring Infrastellar Space - (1977) - essay by Robert L. Forward
• Editor's Introduction to: Shapes of Things to Come by John F. Carr - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Shapes of Things to Come - shortstory by John F. Carr
• Editor's Introduction to: The Endless Frontier and the Thinking Machine by Hans P. Moravec - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• The Endless Frontier and the Thinking Machine - (1978) - essay by Hans Moravec
• Editor's Introduction to: Songs of a Spacefarer by Judith R. Conly - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Songs of a Spacefarer - poem by Judith R. Conly
• Editor's Introduction to: Redeemer by Gregory Benford - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Redeemer - (1979) - shortstory by Gregory Benford
• Dear Mr. President - (1980) - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Afterword - essay by Jerry Pournelle

Someday in the near future, our pioneer spirit will take us to the stars. But how will be organize our colonies? What unforeseen dangers will we face? And who will be chosen to go? Now today's masters of science fiction offer some startling possibilities...

ROBERT A. HEINLEIN investigates the mystery of a lead coffin, launched from a radioactive moon base.
ROBERT SILVERBERG welcomes a newcomer without eyes to a new world where the blind lead the blind.
JERRY POURNELLE launches Earth politics into space... along with Earth greed and corruption.
NORMAN SPINRAD explores science-fact-and-fiction, from classis Robert A. Heinlein to cyberpunk William Gibson.

Table of Contents:

• The Endless Frontier - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Consort - (1975) - shortstory by Jerry Pournelle
• The Free Agent - (1981) - novelette by Michael Cassutt
• What Are These Lagrange Points, Anyway? - essay by Doug Beason
• The Christmas Count - (1991) - shortstory by Henry Melton
• The Lagrange League Stationary Habitats - poem by William John Watkins
• When Silver Plums Fall - (1989) - poem by Bruce Boston
• High Flight - (1955) - poem by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
• Lifeguard - (1987) - novelette by Doug Beason
• New Worlds in Space - essay by Norman Spinrad
• The Software Plague - (1985) - novelette by John Park
• Blindsight - (1986) - novelette by Robert Silverberg
• Access to Space: SSX - essay by Jim Ransom
• Ghost Town - (1983) - novelette by Chad Oliver
• Poppa Was a Catcher - (1987) - novella by Steven Gould
• In Appreciation: Robert A. Heinlein - (1988) - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• The Long Watch - (1949) - shortstory by Robert A. Heinlein

A collection of fact and fiction surrounding space exploration features a work by Poul Anderson, Jerry Pournelle's look at pioneer know-how in space, Charles Sheffield's tale of a space battle between the young and old, and more.

Table of Contents:

• Foreword: The Endless Frontier - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Life Among the Asteroids - (1975) - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Tinker - (1975) - novelette by Jerry Pournelle
• Tool Dresser's Law - (1989) - novelette by Jack Clemons
• The Grand Tour - (1987) - shortstory by Charles Sheffield
• Industrial Revolution - (1963) - novella by Poul Anderson
• Those Pesky Belters and Their Torchships - (1974) - essay by Jerry Pournelle
• Traveling Salesman - shortstory by Peter L. Manly
• Teddy Bug and the Hot Purple Snowball - (1986) - novelette by Phillip C. Jennings
• Stealing a Zero-G Cow - novelette by Brooks Peck
• Asteroids: The Better Resource - essay by Eric Drexler
• Iceslinger - novelette by John Hegenberger
• Ginungagap - (1980) - novelette by Michael Swanwick
• Afterword: Nunc Dimittis - essay by Jerry Pournelle