The best of Jerry Pournelle
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982125004
- ISBN: 1982125004
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Physical Description:
regular print
759 pages ; 18 cm - Publisher: Riverdale, New York : Baen Books, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Ecology now! -- Survival with Style -- Peace with Honor -- Jerry Pournelle's Future History / by Larry King -- The Mercenary -- The Hospital Visit / by David Gerrold -- Manual of Operations -- There Will be War, Volume 1: Preface -- Consort -- First Patrol -- Retrospective / by Larry Niven -- Spirals / with Larry Niven -- Discovery -- The Science and Technology of Jerry Pournelle's Codominium/Empire of Man Universe / by Doug McElwain -- Reflex / with Larry Niven -- Kenyons to the Keep -- He Fell Into a Dark Hole -- The Secret of Black Ship Island / with Larry Niven and Steven Barnes -- Remembering a Master of Excellence / by Steven Barnes -- The Last Shot -- Story night at the Stronghold / with Larry Niven -- The Man Who Owned the Future / by Robert Gleason -- Additional Story Acknowledgements. |
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Subject: | Science fiction, American |
Genre: | Science fiction. Short stories. |
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Jerry Pournelle was a master of military science fiction. He is the author of the series of novels about John Christian Falkenberg and his legion of interstellar mercenaries, as well as many other works, including Janissaries, Exiles to Glory, High Justice, King David's Spaceship, and Starswarm. With Larry Niven, he collaborated on a string of best-selling novels, including Lucifer's Hammer, The Mote in God's Eye, Footfall, and the Legacy of Heorot series with Niven and Barnes. He held advanced degrees in psychology, statistics, engineering, and political science, and was actively involved professionally in all these fields.