The Endless Frontier Vol. II

The Endless Frontier #II

by Jerry Pournelle (Editor), John F. Carr (Editor), Donald Kingsbury (Contributor)

1 · The Insurmountable Opportunity · Jerry Pournelle · in Destinies Win ’80; revised
18 · The Moon Goddess and the Son · Donald Kingsbury · na Analog Dec ’79
82 · Space and the Longevity of Man · Stefan T. Possony & Jerry Pournelle · ar IASFM Apr 13 ’81
96 · Down and Out on Ellfive Prime · Dean Ing · nv Omni Mar ’79
124 · The Study Syndrome · Jerry Pournelle · ar Analog Dec ’80; revised
136 · NASA · Helene Knox · pm, 1979
136 · Elegy · Helene Knox · pm, 1979
136 · Inner Space · Helene Knox · pm, 1979
137 · Our Lady of the Sauropods · Robert Silverberg · ss Omni Sep ’80
158 · Lighting the Colony · Steve Rasnic Tem · pm, 1980
159 · Seeding the Last Freedom · Steve Rasnic Tem · pm, 1980
160 · How to Build a Beanstalk · Charles Sheffield · ar Destinies Aug ’79
182 · Skystalk · Charles Sheffield · nv Destinies Aug ’79
204 · Invisible Encounter · Dian Girard · ss *
210 · How to Become a Space Colonist · J. E. Pournelle, Ph.D. · ar Destinies Apr ’79
227 · Bellerophon · Kevin Christensen · na Destinies Spr ’80
276 · The High-Lifter Trilogy · Robert Frazier · pm *
280 · Designing a Dyson Sphere · Jack Williamson · ar Galaxy Nov ’76
289 · Conservation of Mass · Karl T. Pflock · vi Rigel Sum ’81
295 · The Quiet · George Florance-Guthridge · ss F&SF Jul ’81
312 · Of Anabasis and Bivouac, the Swarmcantor · Peter Dillingham · pm *
321 · Our Many Roads to the Stars · Poul Anderson · ar Galaxy Sep ’75
339 · Exploring Infra-Stellar Space · Robert L. Forward · ar Analog Sep ’77
358 · Shapes of Things to Come · John F. Carr · ar *
374 · The Endless Frontier and the Thinking Machine · Hans P. Mouravec · ar, 1978
399 · Songs of a Spacefarer · Judith R. Conly · pm *
404 · Redeemer · Gregory Benford · ss Analog Apr ’79
419 · Dear Mr. President · Jerry Pournelle · sp, 1980
428 · Afterword · Jerry Pournelle · aw

Genres: Science Fiction, Space, Fiction, Anthologies

429 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published September 1, 1985

About the author

Dr Jerry Eugene Pournelle was an American science fiction writer, engineer, essayist, and journalist, who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte, and from 1998 until his death maintained his own website and blog.

From the beginning, Pournelle's work centered around strong military themes. Several books describe the fictional mercenary infantry force known as Falkenberg's Legion. There are strong parallels between these stories and the Childe Cycle mercenary stories by Gordon R. Dickson, as well as Heinlein's Starship Troopers, although Pournelle's work takes far fewer technological leaps than either of these.

Pournelle spent years working in the aerospace industry, including at Boeing, on projects including studying heat tolerance for astronauts and their spacesuits. This side of his career also found him working on projections related to military tactics and probabilities. One report in which he had a hand became a basis for the Strategic Defense Initiative, the missile defense system proposed by President Ronald Reagan. A study he edited in 1964 involved projecting Air Force missile technology needs for 1975.

Dr. Pournelle would always tell would-be writers seeking advice that the key to becoming an author was to write — a lot.

“And finish what you write,” he added in a 2003 interview. “Don’t join a writers’ club and sit around having coffee reading pieces of your manuscript to people. Write it. Finish it.”

Pournelle served as President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1973.

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

First read: I only read the Moon Goddess and the Son so that's what this review will focus on. The story was good, well written and not too bogged down in technicalities. The characters were fun and the story was smooth.

[AndrewP · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vol 2 of this collection of science and science fiction stories.