The Endless Frontier Vol. II

The Endless Frontier #II

by John F. Carr

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 January 1, 1982

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Endless Frontier is a good anthology of fact, fiction, and even some poetry on the near future of space exploration. John F. Carr's name is added as assistant editor on this one. Some of the predictions were sadly over-optimistic as to timing and some of the science is dated, but it's a hopeful book full of good feeling. I did not like it quite as much as the first volume; much of the material is from the same time as the original works, so I suspect that they were secondary picks left over from that volume. Some of the selections are original, but much of it is from the 1970s. My favorites were The Moon Goddess and the Son by Donald Kingsburg, Our Lady of the Sauropods by Robert Silverberg, Bellerophon by Kevin Christensen, Charles Sheffield's Sky Stalk, and essays by Sheffield and Jack Williamson.

[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.