Автор: Carr John F. Название: The Best of Jerry Pournelle ISBN: 1982125004 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781982125004 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 8440.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: NATIONAL BESTSELLER. SHORT STORIES BY A MASTER OF SCIENCE FICTION! Includes more than a dozen stories by SF legend Jerry Pournelle, and remembrances by Pournelle collaborators and admirers.THE GRAND MASTER OF HUGE IDEAS AND STAR-SPANNING WONDER For half a century, Jerry Pournelle's name has been synonymous with hard-hitting, idea-driven, wonder-inducing science fiction. His Falkenberg's Legion stories and Janissaries series helped define the military SF genre, his CoDominium universe is an SF standard for worldbuilding and future history, and his novels with frequent collaborator Larry Niven are some of the most important works science fiction has ever seen--and the best-selling and most read. Now, for the first time, Pournelle's best short work is collected together in a single volume. Here are more than a dozen short stories, each with a new introduction by editor and long-time Pournelle assistant John F. Carr. The book also includes a cornucopia of Pournelle's rampantly imaginative and compelling essays, as well as great remembrances by Pournelle collaborators Larry Niven, S.M. Stirling, and more! About The Best of Jerry Pournelle: ". . . showcases a huge swath of [Pournelle's] work, including much that were previously unpublished. . . . Fans of Pournelle will love this collection of stories, essays, and remembrances, and others will be glad to discover him."--Booklist "This thorough collection of short works from the late Pournelle (1933-2017), interspersed with remembrances of his life from colleagues and collaborators, is an engrossing retrospective of the half-century career of a defining author of the military sci-fi genre. . . . Lovers of classic military speculative fiction will enjoy this walk back through a brilliant career."--Publishers Weekly "[a] must-have for Pournelle fans."--The Daily News of Galveston CountyAbout Jerry Pournelle: "Possibly the greatest science fiction novel I have ever read."--Robert A. Heinlein on The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle "Jerry Pournelle is one of science fiction's greatest storytellers."--Poul Anderson "Jerry Pournelle's trademark is first-rate action against well-realized backgrounds of hard science and hardball politics."--David Drake "Rousing . . . The Best of the Genre"--The New York Times "On the cover . . . is the claim 'No. 1 Adventure Novel of the Year.' And well it might be."--Milwaukee Journal on Janissaries
Автор: Pournelle Jerry Название: There Will Be War Volumes I & II ISBN: 9527065593 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789527065594 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 32180.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Created by the bestselling SF novelist Jerry Pournelle, THERE WILL BE WAR is a landmark science fiction anthology series that combines top-notch military science fiction with factual essays by various generals and military experts on everything from High Frontier and the Strategic Defense Initiative to the aftermath of the Vietnam War. It features some of the greatest military science fiction ever published, such Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game" in Volume I and Joel Rosenberg's "Cincinnatus" in Volume II. Many science fiction greats were featured in the original nine-volume series, which ran from 1982 to 1990, including Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick, Gordon Dickson, Poul Anderson, John Brunner, Gregory Benford, Robert Silverberg, Harry Turtledove, and Ben Bova. 33 years later, Castalia House has teamed up with Dr. Pournelle to make this classic science fiction series available to the public again. THERE WILL BE WAR is a treasure trove of science fiction and history that will educate and amaze new readers while reminding old ones how much the world has changed over the last three decades. Most of the stories, like war itself, remain entirely relevant today. This omnibus edition contains THERE WILL BE WAR Volumes I and II. Volume I is edited by Jerry Pournelle and John F. Carr, and features 23 stories, articles, and poems. Of particular note are "Reflex" by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, the original "Ender's Game" novella by Orson Scott Card, "The Defenders" by Philip K. Dick, and a highly influential pair of essays devoted to the then-revolutionary concept of "High Frontier" by Robert A. Heinlein and Lt. General Daniel Graham. Volume II is edited by Jerry Pournelle and features 19 stories, articles, and poems. Of particular note are "Superiority" by Arthur C. Clarke, "In the Name of the Father" by Edward P. Hughes, "'Caster" by Eric Vinicoff, "Cincinnatus" by Joel Rosenberg, "On the Shadow of a Phosphor Screen" by William Wu, and "Proud Legions", an essay on the Korean War by T.R. Fehrenbach.
Автор: Pournelle Jerry, Niven Larry Название: The Gripping Hand ISBN: 1476791236 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476791234 Издательство: Simon & Schuster Цена: 19920.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Robert Heinlein called it possibly the finest science fiction novel I have ever read. The San Francisco Chronicle declared that as science fiction, The Mote in God's Eye is one of the most important novels ever published. Now Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, award winning authors of such bestsellers as Footfall and The Legacy of Heorot, return us to the Mote, and to the universe of Kevin Renner and Horace Bury, of Rod Blaine and Sally Fowler. There, 25 years have passed since humanity quarantined the mysterious aliens known as Moties within the confines of their own solar system. They have spent a quarter century analyzing and agonizing over the deadly threat posed by the only aliens mankind has ever encountered-- a race divided into distinct biological forms, each serving a different function. Master, Mediator, Engineer. Warrior. Each supremely adapted to its task, yet doomed by millions of years of evolution to an inescapable fate. For the Moties must breed-- or die. And now the fragile wall separating them and the galaxy beyond is beginning to crumble
Автор: Pournelle Jerry Название: Mamelukes ISBN: 1982124628 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781982124625 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 22990.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: THE FINAL NOVEL BY LEGENDARY AUTHOR JERRY POURNELLE, WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR DAVID WEBER AND AUTHOR'S SON PHILLIP POURNELLE NO REST FOR THE WEARY Rick Galloway's still not sure what inspired him to volunteer to fight Cubans in Angola, and he certainly never expected to end his African adventure shanghaied by a flying saucer when his CIA superiors cut him and his men adrift as the Cubans overran their final position. He didn't expect to end up on the planet Tran, God only knew how many light-years from Earth, raising drugs for an alien cartel under the auspices--more or less--of a galactic civilization administered and run by a slave class of humans for their alien masters, either. But he did. And since then, he's survived mutinies, civil wars, battles against Byzantine "Romans," medieval knights, and Mongol raiders on a world where catastrophic "climate change" races unchecked through a 600-year cycle. Along the way he's found love, lost it, found it again, and become a great noble . . . all the while knowing his alien "employers" will probably nuke his people back into the Stone Age when they're done. He's managed his impossible balancing act for 13 years. He's lost people he cared about, been forced to do things he's hated, and tried along the way to make life better for the people trapped on Tran with him, and he's tired. So tired. But now, everything has changed . . . again. New Starmen have arrived on Tran, with dangerous gifts and star weapons of their own. Everything Rick Galloway thought he knew about his mission on Tran is about to be turned on its head. And everyone expects him to fix it. About Mamelukes: "It's a thick, meaty book of alien cultures, historical forces, military and political strategy . . . and one man determined to protect the people and things he loves. A fine capstone to the Janissaries series, well worth the wait (if not the circumstances)."--AnalogAbout Jerry Pournelle: "Possibly the greatest science fiction novel I have ever read."--Robert A. Heinlein on The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle "Jerry Pournelle is one of science fiction's greatest storytellers."--Poul Anderson "Jerry Pournelle's trademark is first-rate action against well-realized backgrounds of hard science and hardball politics."--David Drake "Rousing. . . . The best of the genre."--The New York Times "On the cover . . . is the claim 'No. 1 Adventure Novel of the Year.' And well it might be."--Milwaukee Journal on Janissaries
Автор: Niven Larry, Pournelle Jerry, Barnes Steven Название: Beowulf`s Children ISBN: 1982124423 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781982124427 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 15310.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: BOOK TWO IN THE CLASSIC HEOROT SERIES FROM GENRE LEGENDS LARRY NIVEN, JERRY POURNELLE, AND STEVEN BARNES. Some twenty years have passed since the passengers and crew of the starship Geographic established a colony on the hostile alien world of Avalon. In that time, a new generation has grown up in the peace and serenity of the island paradise of Camelot, ignorant of the Great Grendel Wars fought between their parents and grandparents and the monstrous inhabitants of Avalon. Now, under the influence of a charismatic leader, a group of young rebels makes for the mainland, intent on establishing their own colony, sure that they can vanquish any foe that should stand in their way. But they will soon discover that Avalon holds darker secrets still. About Beowulf's Children: "Few writers have a finer pedigree than those here. . . . As one might suspect Beowulf's Children is seamless . . . absorbing, substantial . . . masterful novel."--Los Angeles Times "Panoramic SF adventure at its best."--Library JournalAbout prequel The Legacy of Heorot: "Page-turning action and suspense, good characterization and convincing setting . . . may be the best thing any of those authors has written."--The Denver Post "Outstanding . . . The best ever, by the best in the field . . . the ultimate combination of imagination and realism."--Tom Clancy "Well written, action-packed and tension filled . . . makes Aliens look like a Disney nature film."--The Washington Post "Spine-tingling ecological tale of terror."--LocusAbout Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle: "Possibly the greatest science fiction novel I have ever read."--Robert A. Heinlein on The Mote in God's EyeAbout Larry Niven: "Larry Niven's Ringworld remains one of the all-time classic travelogues of science fiction -- a new and amazing world and fantastic companions."--Greg Bear "Our premier hard SF writer."--The Baltimore Sun "The scope of Larry Niven's work is so vast that only a writer of supreme talent could disguise the fact as well as he can."--Tom Clancy "Niven is a true master."--Frederik Pohl About Jerry Pournelle: "Jerry Pournelle is one of science fiction's greatest storytellers."--Poul Anderson "Jerry Pournelle's trademark is first-rate action against well-realized backgrounds of hard science and hardball politics."--David Drake "Rousing . . . The Best of the Genre."--The New York Times "On the cover . . . is the claim 'No. 1 Adventure Novel of the Year.' And well it might be."--Milwaukee Journal on JanissariesAbout Steven Barnes: "Brilliant, surprising, and devastating."--David Mack "Sharp, observant and scary."--Greg Bear "Profound and exhilarating."--Maurice Broaddus, author of The Knights of Breton Court "Barnes gives us characters that are vividly real people, conceived with insight and portrayed with compassion and rare skill and then he stokes the suspense up to levels that will make the reader miss sleep and be late for work."--Tim Powers " Barnes] combines imagination, anthropology and beautiful storytelling as he takes readers to the foot of the Great Mountain, today known as Mount Kilimanjaro."--Durham Triangle Tribune on Great Sky Woman
Автор: Niven Larry, Pournelle Jerry, Barnes Steven Название: Starborn and Godsons ISBN: 1982124482 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781982124489 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 24280.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: THE LONG-AWAITED CONCLUSION OF THE HEOROT SERIES FROM GENRE LEGENDS LARRY NIVEN, JERRY POURNELLE, AND STEVEN BARNES Avalon was thriving. The cold sleep colonists from Earth had settled on a verdant, livable world. The fast and cunning predators humans named "grendels" were under control, and the mainland outposts well established. Avalon's new mainland hydroelectric power station was nearly complete, and when on-line would compensate for the nuclear power systems lost in the Grendel Wars. Humans would have power, and with power came the ability to make all the necessities for life. They would survive. They would not survive as a spacefaring people. What they were losing faster than they knew was the ability to get to space. But unbeknownst to the planet-bound humans, something was moving out there in the stars, decelerating at a rate impossible for a natural object. And its destination was Avalon. The most probable origin was Earth's Solar System. This is a novel of first contact--between the human Starborn and the self-named Godsons who followed on, between the first generation of Avalon born humans and their descendants, and between humans and the almost ineffably alien species native to their new world.... About Starborn & Godsons: ". . . this work thoughtfully builds on the vision of the future . . . to the thrilling climax. This excellent series finale sticks the landing."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) ". . . gritty, realisting, and exciting storytelling from authors who matched Michael Crichton back in the day for page-turning suspense."--Booklist (starred review) About prequel The Legacy of Heorot: "Page-turning action and suspense, good characterization and convincing setting . . . may be the best thing any of those authors has written."--The Denver Post "Outstanding ...The best ever, by the best in the field . . . the ultimate combination of imagination and realism."--Tom Clancy "Well written, action-packed, and tension filled ... makes Aliens look like a Disney nature film."--The Washington Post "Spine-tingling ecological tale of terror."--LocusAbout prequel Beowulf's Children: "Few writers have a finer pedigree than those here . . . As one might suspect, Beowulf's Children is seamless . . . absorbing, substantial . . . masterful novel."--Los Angeles Times "Panoramic SF adventure at its best."--Library JournalAbout Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle: "Possibly the greatest science fiction novel I have ever read."--Robert A. Heinlein on The Mote in God's EyeAbout Larry Niven: "Larry Niven's Ringworld remains one of the all-time classic travelogues of science fiction -- a new and amazing world and fantastic companions."--Greg Bear "Our premier hard SF writer."--The Baltimore Sun "The scope of Larry Niven's work is so vast that only a writer of supreme talent could disguise the fact as well as he can."--Tom Clancy "Niven is a true master."--Frederik Pohl About Jerry Pournelle: "Jerry Pournelle is one of science fiction's greatest storytellers."--Poul Anderson "Jerry Pournelle's trademark is first-rate action against well-realized backgrounds of hard science and hardball politics."--David Drake "Rousing. . . . The Best of the Genre"--The New York Times "On the cover . . . is the claim 'No. 1 Adventure Novel of the Year.' And well it might be."--Milwaukee Journal on JanissariesAbout Steven Barnes: "Brilliant, surprising, and devastating."--David Mack "Sharp, observant and scary."--Greg Bear "Profound and exhilarating."--Maurice Broaddus, author of The Knights of Breton Court "Barnes gives us characters that are vividly real people, conceived w
Автор: Niven Larry, Pournelle Jerry, Barnes Steven Название: The Legacy of Heorot ISBN: 1982124377 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781982124373 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 15310.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: BOOK ONE IN THE CLASSIC HEOROT SERIES FROM GENRE LEGENDS LARRY NIVEN, JERRY POURNELLE, AND STEVEN BARNESSTRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND The two hundred colonists on board the Geographic have spent a century in cold sleep to arrive here: Avalon, a lush, verdant planet lightyears from Earth. They hope to establish a permanent colony, and Avalon seems the perfect place. And so they set about planting and building. But their very presence has upset the ecology of Avalon. Soon an implacable predator stalks them, picking them off one by one. In order to defeat this alien enemy, they must reevaluate everything they think they know about Avalon, and uncover the planet's dark secrets. About The Legacy of Heorot: "Page-turning action and suspense, good characterization and convincing setting . . . may be the best thing any of those authors has written."--The Denver Post "Outstanding . . . The best ever, by the best in the field . . . the ultimate combination of imagination and realism."--Tom Clancy "Well written, action-packed, and tension filled . . . makes Aliens look like a Disney nature film."--The Washington Post "Spine-tingling ecological tale of terror."--LocusAbout sequel Beowulf's Children "Few writers have a finer pedigree than those here. . . . As one might suspect Beowulf's Children is seamless . . . absorbing, substantial . . . masterful novel."--Los Angeles Times "Panoramic SF adventure at its best."--Library JournalAbout Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle: "Possibly the greatest science fiction novel I have ever read."--Robert A. Heinlein on The Mote in God's EyeAbout Larry Niven: "Larry Niven's RINGWORLD remains one of the all-time classic travelogues of science fiction -- a new and amazing world and fantastic companions."--Greg Bear "Our premier hard SF writer."--The Baltimore Sun "The scope of Larry Niven's work is so vast that only a writer of supreme talent could disguise the fact as well as he can."--Tom Clancy "Niven is a true master."--Frederik Pohl About Jerry Pournelle: "Jerry Pournelle is one of science fiction's greatest storytellers."--Poul Anderson "Jerry Pournelle's trademark is first-rate action against well-realized backgrounds of hard science and hardball politics."--David Drake "Rousing . . . The Best of the Genre"--The New York Times "On the cover . . . is the claim 'No. 1 Adventure Novel of the Year.' And well it might be."--Milwaukee Journal on JanissariesAbout Steven Barnes: "Brilliant, surprising, and devastating."--David Mack "Sharp, observant and scary."--Greg Bear "Profound and exhilarating."--Maurice Broaddus, author of The Knights of Breton Court "Barnes gives us characters that are vividly real people, conceived with insight and portrayed with compassion and rare skill and then he stokes the suspense up to levels that will make the reader miss sleep and be late for work."--Tim Powers " Barnes] combines imagination, anthropology and beautiful storytelling as he takes readers to the foot of the Great Mountain, today known as Mount Kilimanjaro."--Durham Triangle Tribune on Great Sky Woman
Автор: Pournelle Jerry Название: The Best of Jerry Pournelle ISBN: 1982124172 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781982124175 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 14710.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: SHORT STORIES BY A MASTER OF SCIENCE FICTION Includes over a dozen stories by SF legend Jerry Pournelle, and remebrances by Pournelle collaborators and admirers. For the better part of five decades, Jerry Pournelle's name has been synonymous with hard-hitting science fiction. His Falkenberg's Legion stories and Janissaries series helped define the military sf genre, as did his work as editor on the There Will Be War series of anthologies. With frequent collaborator Larry Niven, he co-wrote the genre-defining first contact novel The Mote in God's Eye, which was praised by Robert A. Heinlein as "possibly the greatest science fiction novel I have ever read." Now, for the first time, all of Pournelle's best short work has been collected in a single volume. Herein you will find over a dozen short stories, each with a new introduction by editor and longtime Pournelle assistant John F. Carr, as well as essays and remembrances by Pournelle collaborators and admirers. About The Best of Jerry Pournelle: ". . . showcases a huge swath of Pournelle's] work, including much that were previously unpublished. . . . Fans of Pournelle will love this collection of stories, essays, and remembrances, and others will be glad to discover him."--BooklistAbout Jerry Pournelle: "Possibly the greatest science fiction novel I have ever read."--Robert A. Heinlein on The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle "Jerry Pournelle is one of science fiction's greatest storytellers."--Poul Anderson "Jerry Pournelle's trademark is first-rate action against well-realized backgrounds of hard science and hardball politics."--David Drake "Rousing ... The Best of the Genre"--The New York Times "On the cover . . . is the claim 'No. 1 Adventure Novel of the Year.' And well it might be."--Milwaukee Journal on Janissaries
Автор: Pournelle Jerry Название: Mamelukes ISBN: 1982125373 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781982125370 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 8440.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Buckle up for the greatest road trips on Earth. This beautiful paperback showcases 50 iconic routes, from Hawaii`s Hana Highway and Vietnam`s Ho Chi Minh Road, to Utah`s National Park Circuit and Germany`s Black Forest High Road. With first-hand accounts, stunning photographs and practical advice, it will inspire all motorists to hit the open road.
Автор: Niven Larry, Pournelle Jerry, Barnes Steven Название: The Legacy of Heorot, Volume 1 ISBN: 1982125446 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781982125448 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 8270.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Автор: Pournelle Jerry Название: That Buck Rogers Stuff ISBN: 9527303257 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789527303252 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 15930.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
The year was 1977. Elon Musk was in First Grade. Jeff Bezos was in early puberty just reading SCIFI books, not selling them. The space shuttle was 4 years away and the last Apollo mission was 5 years past. Yet a wonky aerospace engineer and college professor was asking How Do We Get Back to Space and What Do We Do Once We Are Up There?
Here in That Buck Rogers Stuff Jerry Pournelle lays out his fascination with technological solutions for the world's 1978 problems and beyond.
Written on an IBM Selectric typewriter during an Analog time, these predictions will later be fully explored in classics like Starswarm which introduced Artificial Intelligence or The Mote in Gods Eye exploring the societal effects of a 1000 year library as a precursor for cloud computing.
Автор: Pournelle J. R. Название: Outies ISBN: 0615434142 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780615434148 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 19530.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In a return to the CoDominium universe of the Second Empire of Man, Outies pauses at the fringes of human space, on an outworld that never knew fossil fuels. New Utah instead pushed crude solar technologies to the limits of everyday utility. But a planet is a big place - and it's time for the New Utahns to meet the neighbors. Blending hard science and social science, Outies explores complexities of biology, geology, and ecology at the heart of alien Motie society and evolution. While military science fiction in a sense, that sense is very much of the wars of our time. Outies plunges through the confusion, chaos, factionalism, and unpredictability of low intensity conflict with realism, but largely through civilian eyes. In a twist on traditional space opera, it introduces Asach Quinn - a wily, thoughtful, genderless, and diplomatic foil to reckless pilot Kevin Renner. Leaving the aristocratic manors of Sparta, Quinn burrows deep inside the heads of members of the Church of Him - who believe that the red dwarf visible twinkling through the Coal Sack Nebula is literally the Eye of God. Pournelle - an ex-Army intelligence officer turned anthropologist - provides New Utah and its characters with a rich sense of place and deep motivations; hints at what may become, over the next millenium, of Mormons, moties, and Earth islanders displaced by sea level rise - and even masters some Tok Pisin along the way.At nearly 110,000 words (about 400 print pages), the book is packed with additional material designed to allow the reader to explore New Utah in as much depth as desired. For those new to (or needing a refresher on) the Mote series, a detailed chronology lists key events over the five centuries preceding Outies. The cast of characters is organized by role and location, providing hints of relationships that unwind over the course of the novel. A map lays out the continental-scale environs in which the story is set. An appendix provides a guide to acronyms, details of religious history and organization, an explanation of alien accounting systems, and evolutionary biology. There is even an original musical score, composed by music theorist J. Daniel Jenkins. Outies is an authorized sequel to The Mote in God's Eye and The Gripping Hand by best-selling SF duo Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. With a fresh point of view, deep continuity, and page-turning plot twists, J.R. (Jennifer) Pournelle brings a mature generation of Moties to life for a mature generation of readers. Outies introduces new characters, adds depth to beloved old ones, creates a rich, imaginable world, and gives clear voices to aliens and outsiders.
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