Spacefighters

Tomorrow's Warfare #3

by Joe Haldeman (Editor), Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh

Hi-tech knights dueling in the cold vacuum of space. The victors claim the glory, while the defeated are blasted into a super-heated steel-and-alloy nova.

They are the warrior breed. Madmen, mercenaries and heroes, they take their chances in the most dangerous game in the galaxy. Matching their skills against enemies without mercy...on battlefields measured in light-years... with weapons of savage destruction—all they ask is a fast ship and a little luck.

6 • The Game of Rat and Dragon • (1955) • Cordwainer Smith
21 • The Immortal • (1965) • Gordon R. Dickson
58 • City of Yesterday • (1967) • Terry Carr
67 • Industrial Accident • (1980) • G. Harry Stine
87 • Ender's Game • (1977) • Orson Scott Card
125 • The Claw and the Clock • (1971) • Christopher Anvil
148 • Time Piece • (1970) • Joe Haldeman
157 • Medal of Honor • (1960) • Mack Reynolds
185 • Wings Out of Shadow • (1974) • Fred Saberhagen
204 • Gambler's War • (1980) • Eric Vinicoff and Marcia Martin
221 • Safe to Sea • (1988) • David Drake
236 • Empire Dreams • (1985) • Ian McDonald
259 • Stars, Won't You Hide Me? • (1966) • Ben Bova
273 • Waiting in Crouched Halls • (1970) • Edward Bryant
285 • Early Bird • (1973) • Theodore R. Cogswell and Theodore L. Thomas

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Anthologies

296 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 1, 1988

About the author

Brother of Jack C. Haldeman II

Haldeman is the author of 20 novels and five collections. The Forever War won the Nebula, Hugo and Ditmar Awards for best science fiction novel in 1975. Other notable titles include Camouflage, The Accidental Time Machine and Marsbound as well as the short works "Graves," "Tricentennial" and "The Hemingway Hoax." Starbound is scheduled for a January release. SFWA president Russell Davis called Haldeman "an extraordinarily talented writer, a respected teacher and mentor in our community, and a good friend."

Haldeman officially received the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master for 2010 by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America at the Nebula Awards Weekend in May, 2010 in Hollywood, Fla.

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

This third volume of military sf stories edited by Greenberg, Waugh, and Haldeman focused on space fighters. Along with Orson Scott Card's iconic Ender's Game and Cordwainer Smith's classic The Game of Rat and Dragon are good stories from David Drake, Christopher Anvil, Gordon R. Dickson, Ben Bova, Edward Bryant, and Haldeman himself, as well my pick for best title, Wings Out of Shadow by Fred Saberhagen, and a good collaboration by Theodores L. Thomas and R. Cogswell, Early Bird. Trust the force!

[Jonathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some fine short stories within, including the original Enders Game, Wings out of Shadow etc

[David Haddon · Rating 3 out of 5]

These old SF anthologies are fun.