An indispensible tool for all science fiction writers, Space Travel explains the science you need to help you make your fiction plausible. You'll engineer your rockets with accurate technical data. Show your characters' physical responses to weightlessness. Know the environment of space, how inhospitable it is - and how it's opening for business. Build an Earth-orbiting habitat for your story's setting. Discover our solar system... and the staggering immensity of interstellar space. Consider the prospect of near-lightspeed travel. Imagine the conflicts, legal and military, your fictional missions might spark. In this book, you'll see what is real today - and what may become real tomorrow.From six-time Hugo Award winning master writer and editor Ben Bova, and former President of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America Inc.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1542584906
ISBN13:9781542584906
Release Date:January 2017
Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:318 Pages
Weight:0.94 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Great to begin with!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
If you have no time to dig online for free facts and SF tendencies, this is the ideal tool for you. I highly recommend it to all serious wannabe writers, especially to those oriented more into "speculative fiction" (SF) rather than "science fiction" (sci-fi). If you don't know the difference, made by Isaac Asimov in the previous century, then know that SF speculates with most-likely probable and down-to-earth theories of space exploration, hi-tech, and all-together "futuristic prognostication" (e.g., Michael Crichton's Sphere, The Andromeda Strain, even Jurassic Park, which are not necessarily "directly space-related"). Sci-fi, on the other hand, is more into distant-future tendencies, allowing even a bit spicy and far-fetched Star Wars' ideas, which go quite beyond Star Trek's "sober fantasizing." To learn more or share your ideas, join Sci-Fi Almanac, at [...] (a community publication for writers and artists).
Another Excellent Book in the "Sci-Fi Writing Series".
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This is another of the books in this series that was put together by Ben Bova and a host of others. Mr. Bova has written a ton of Sci-Fi, and he is definitely an authority on the subject.This book covers the science behind spacecraft, and delves into the history of spaceflight, both manned and unmanned. It also covers the technology, even going into the math of calculating thrust, impulse, etc. I have used the section on theoretical spacecraft design in a novel that I am currently writing. I have found the information it includes to be very valuable.
Space Travel a wonderful writer's reference
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Ben Bova and his team know of what they write...As an avid space buff and budding sci-fi writer, I was very impressed with the accuracy and detail of Space Travel...Not only were the technical details on the money, but they were presented in an easy-to-read format that would have even a novice up to speed very quickly...Anyone serious about reading or writing science fiction needs to add this to the bookshelf...
Great read for any lover of science fiction!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
This book was a great read! Even if you are not interested in learning to write science fiction you may find this book enjoyable. It may help you to understand current means of space travel as well as the possibilities for the future. I enjoyed this book immensly, and I would recomend it for anyone who enjoys reading science fiction because it helps you to understand some of the more technical details, adding to the enjoyment of the reading experience. I have found myself listening more closely to the technical jargon of my favorite show Star Trek now that I have read this book. I hope others enjoyed it as much as I did
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