The Skylark of SpaceBrilliant government scientist Richard Seaton discovers a remarkable faster-than-light fuel that will power his interstellar spaceship, The Skylark. His ruthless rival, Marc DuQuesne, and the sinister World Steel Corporation will do anything to get their hands on the fuel. They kidnap Seaton's fiancäe and friends, unleashing a furious pursuit and igniting a burning desire for revenge that will propel The Skylark across the galaxy and back. ø The Skylark of Space is the first and one of the best space operas ever written. Breezy dialogue, romantic intrigue, fallible heroes, and complicated villains infuse humanity and believability into a conflict of galactic proportions. The Amazing Stories publication of The Skylark of Space in 1928 heralded the debut of a major new voice in American pulp science fiction and ushered in its golden age. Legions of interstellar epics have been written since that time, but none can match the wonder, dazzle, and sheer fun of the original. This commemorative edition features the author's preferred version of the story, the original illustrations by O. G. Estes Jr., and a new introduction by acclaimed science fiction writer Vernor Vinge. |
Contents
chapter 1 | 5 |
chapter 2 | 7 |
chapter 3 | 10 |
chapter 4 | 13 |
chapter 5 | 20 |
chapter 6 | 24 |
chapter 7 | 30 |
chapter 8 | 37 |
chapter 13 | 70 |
chapter 14 | 78 |
chapter 15 | 89 |
chapter 16 | 95 |
chapter 17 | 104 |
chapter 18 | 114 |
chapter 19 | 125 |
chapter 20 | 139 |
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Page x - The Coming Technological Singularity" (paper presented at the VISION-ZI Symposium, sponsored by NASA Lewis Research Center and the Ohio Aerospace Institute, Cleveland OH, 30—31 March 1993). A slightly changed version appeared in the Winter 1993 issue of Whole Earth Review.
Page x - NOTES 1. John Clute and Peter Nicholls, eds., The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (St. Martin's Press, 1993). 2. Clute, Encyclopedia. 3. Norman Spinrad, The Iron Dream (Avon Science Fiction, 1972). 4. Damon Knight, "Rule Golden,