Free Space Author:Brad Linaweaver (Editor), Edward E Kramer (Editor) A selection of stories centred on a galactic federation called "Free Space". The stories consider the political and social implications of life in the 23rd century. It is the twenty-third century, and large space habitats have evolved where individual societies exist without formalized government-a galactic federation called Free... more » Space. These are stories of the men and women of this new era, visions of adventure, social speculations, and downright arguments about freedom and responsibility.
Contents:
Introduction (Free Space) (1997) • essay by Brad Linaweaver and Edward E. Kramer
Crisis in Space (1975) / shortstory by William F. Buckley, Jr.
Nerfworld (1997) / novelette by Dafydd ab Hugh
Day of Atonement (1997) / shortstory by J. Neil Schulman
No Market for Justice (1997) / shortstory by Brad Linaweaver
Kwan Tingui (1997) / shortstory by William F. Wu
Madam Butterfly (1997) / novelette by James P. Hogan
Early Bird (1997) / novelette by Gregory Benford
Of What Is Past, or Passing, or to Come II (1997) / poem by Ray Bradbury
Tyranny (1997) / novelette by Poul Anderson
The Killing of Davis-Davis (1997) / novelette by Peter Crowther
Demokratus (1997) / novelette by Victor Koman
The Hand You're Dealt (1997) / shortstory by Robert J. Sawyer
How Do You Tell the Dreamer from the Dream? (1997) / shortstory by Wendy McElroy
If Pigs Had Wings (1997) / shortstory by William Alan Ritch
A Matter of Certainty (1997) / novelette by L. Neil Smith
Planet in the Balance (1997) / shortstory by John DeChancie
The Performance of a Lifetime (1997) / novelette by Arthur Byron Cover
The Last Holosong of Christopher Lightning (1997) / shortstory by Jared Lobdell
Between Shepherds and Kings (1997) / shortstory by John Barnes