Book Overview
Imagine a world where interplanetary travel isn't just possible--it's commonplace. Inspired by Robert Heinlein's juveniles, featuring stories by Orson Scott Card, Elizabeth Moon, and Joe Haldeman, Escape from Earth will take readers to places beyond their imagination.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0142411973
ISBN13:9780142411971
Release Date:November 2008
Publisher:Firebird
Length:420 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.5" x 8.2"
Age Range:12 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 7 and higher
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Over looked Anthology
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Prior author and reviewer nailed this it is a great anthology of six novellas that has been over looked and the central theme about of adventures in space by kids was a great choice. I grew up reading the old Juvenile books and to see some new stories was well worth the price at the book club. As a bonus the stories are still interesting to an adult reader and I hope my son who I passed on the book to will like them as well. So if you have any 7 to 12th graders who you like to give some good stories to buy this for them. Maybe they will go on read more of the Adult books by the authors. I know I plan to look into a few.
Adventures in Space for Adults and YA
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Science Fiction Book club has been putting together collections of original novellas, which I think is great, since the novella (a long short story, or very very short novel) is my favorite form of science fiction, but they are hard to publish in the magaines, which have limited space. This one is a fat anthology of six novellas about one of the classic themes of science fiction, adventures in space. The idea for the anthology was to put together something that was suitable for "young adult" reading-- that is, readers younger than college age-- but with stories that are still interesting to adult readers. They got some authors I love in the book: Allen Steele, Kage Baker, Orson Scott Card, Walter Jon Williams, Elizabeth Moon, Joe Haldeman, and, well, yes, Geoffrey A. Landis. Hey, how can I not like this book? I'm in it. However, even skipping my own story, I'll still say I love it for the other six stories. (Heck, I think it's worth it just for the Walter Jon Wiliams story alone.) It's the good old stuff, with plenty of sense of wonder, but with a modern style and flavor and characters.
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