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Beyond the Stars - Tales of Adventure in Time and Space
17 stories from the exciting world of science fiction, including Star Wars and Dr. Who and tales by Jules Verne, Robert Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke.
286 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1983
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Peter Dennis
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Peter Dennis was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn he studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects. He is a keen wargamer and modelmaker. He is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.
Peter Dennis was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn he studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects. He is a keen wargamer and modelmaker. He is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.
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September 10, 2013
This is a collection of 17 short stories with a SF theme and was one of my very favourite books growing up. I was pleased and surprised to find it in the bottom of a box under my bed, and revisiting these worlds was fantastic.
There are so many favourite stories...
"The Smallest Dragonboy" by Anne McCaffrey, is set on the world of Pern, of which I am a huge fan of. Kevan is small for his age, but desperatley wants to impress a Dragon. But fate seems to intervene.
"A Walk in the Woods" by David Campton has lived with me for years and inspired one of my own short stories. In it, too young cadets go exploring an alien wood and find out that not everything is quite as it seems.
"Collecting Team" by Robert Silverberg tells of a group of zoologists that find a nasty surprise waiting for them on a strange planet.
"Terrafied" by Arthur Tofte is about how our exploratory teams would look to an alien and how our concerns might not be the same as theirs.
"Half-Life" by Rachel Cosgrove Payes is one of my fave stories of all times. It is about a young boy, Benji, who is nearing his fifteeth year. To make sure he survives until thirty, he has to track down, kill, and take the hand of someone who has 'expired'. Unable to do so, he leaves the city to seek the legendary old man of the hills, but finds something quite unexpected.
There is also an extract from Star Wars and from a Doctor Who tale, stories by classic authors HG Wells and Jules Verne, and other tales of adventure in space and strange planets. And although this collection is aimed at children, there is something about it that will keep me returning to it time and again.
There are so many favourite stories...
"The Smallest Dragonboy" by Anne McCaffrey, is set on the world of Pern, of which I am a huge fan of. Kevan is small for his age, but desperatley wants to impress a Dragon. But fate seems to intervene.
"A Walk in the Woods" by David Campton has lived with me for years and inspired one of my own short stories. In it, too young cadets go exploring an alien wood and find out that not everything is quite as it seems.
"Collecting Team" by Robert Silverberg tells of a group of zoologists that find a nasty surprise waiting for them on a strange planet.
"Terrafied" by Arthur Tofte is about how our exploratory teams would look to an alien and how our concerns might not be the same as theirs.
"Half-Life" by Rachel Cosgrove Payes is one of my fave stories of all times. It is about a young boy, Benji, who is nearing his fifteeth year. To make sure he survives until thirty, he has to track down, kill, and take the hand of someone who has 'expired'. Unable to do so, he leaves the city to seek the legendary old man of the hills, but finds something quite unexpected.
There is also an extract from Star Wars and from a Doctor Who tale, stories by classic authors HG Wells and Jules Verne, and other tales of adventure in space and strange planets. And although this collection is aimed at children, there is something about it that will keep me returning to it time and again.
March 21, 2021
I'm finally sorting out all my childhood books which are still at my mother's house. It's not an easy task due to issues of nostalgia/sentimentality. However 'Beyond the Stars' is definitely a keeper. It was technically my brother's book but I don't think he ever read it. The stories fascinated me though and I still remember some of them vividly all these years later. I loved having a reread :) I never read science-fiction and this has inspired me to maybe broaden my horizons!
March 29, 2024
Pretty fun! Reading classic sci fis was really interesting, especially how this anthology showed how much the genre have grown
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