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Clarke County, Space
by
Allen Steele
The people inhabiting Clarke County, mankind's first orbiting space colony, have declared their independence-at any cost.
ebook, 240 pages
Published
December 1st 1990
by Ace Books
(first published 1990)
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The author Allen Steele got his master's at the University of Missouri and few small details of this story made it seem rather close to home for me, St. Louis ganster mob boss bad guy, Stephen's College co-ed mistress on the run...the flavor of Steele's world building reminds me of Varley, the plot twists and character development are completely engrossing, a very tight spacer tale. Steele's Native American lead character Sheriff Bigthorn comes off as very real, his connection with the mystical...more
Set in the same universe as Orbital Decay and Lunar Descent, this novel is set in an orbital habitat. It lacks any of the things that made the first two books good.
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Fast reading adventure story, simular to "A Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Heinland but without the politics. Am going to re-read Moon to make sure.
This one was better than the first which hopefully means the next three will be even better!
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Allen Mulherin Steele, Jr. is an American science fiction author.
Steele began publishing short stories in 1988. His early novels formed a future history beginning with Orbital Decay and continuing through Labyrinth of Night. Some of his early novels such as Orbital Decay and Lunar Descent were about blue-collar workers working on future construction projects in space. Since 1992, he has tended to...more
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Steele began publishing short stories in 1988. His early novels formed a future history beginning with Orbital Decay and continuing through Labyrinth of Night. Some of his early novels such as Orbital Decay and Lunar Descent were about blue-collar workers working on future construction projects in space. Since 1992, he has tended to...more
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