The Spear of Mars - Future at War, Vol 2 Author:Reginald Bretnor (Editor) In this, The Spear of Mars, Vol 2 of THE FUTURE AT WAR series, some of the most brilliant science fiction and military writers take a close look at the future of our planet in the light of History's only sure thing: The Future of War. As inevitable as the colonization of Space: invasions of earth, the solar system at w... more »ar, wherever humans go, they take their conflicts with them. The socially organized application of force is called war. Right now mankind has begun to spread out into the solar system, taking with him his technologies and his social institutions. There's no stopping it: The Spear of Mars has been flung. It Will Strike. There will be war between the worlds... Stories and articles that deal with alien invasions, interplanetary warfare, and the life of soldiers...Enjoy these stories and essays of future military science.
Contents:
Introduction (The Spear of Mars: The Future at War Vol 2) (1980) • essay by Reginald Bretnor; Cover art by Vincent di Fate
The Screwfly Solution (1977) / novelette by James Tiptree Jr. [as by Raccoona Sheldon] (winner, 1977 Nebula Award. Nominated, 1978 Hugo Award)
The Sword (1953) / Frank Quattrocchi
Invasions of Earth (1980) • essay by Joseph Wesley [as by L. J. Stecher Jr.]
UFOs and Stranger Intruders (1980) • essay by Joseph F. Goodavage
Temple Guardian (1979) / shortstory by Kevin O'Donnell Jr.
Mirror, Mirror [Psi High • 4] (1967) / novelette by Alan E. Nourse (variant of The Mirror 1960)
Man: A Transitional Animal (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
Balaam(1954) / shortstory by Anthony Boucher
Encased in the Amber of Death (1980) / poem by Robert Frazier
Cold Victory [Psychotechnic League] (1957) / novelette by Poul Anderson
Women Under Fire (1980) • essay by Vicki Ann Heydron
This Faithful Soldier's Life (1980) / novelette by James A. Stevens [as by James Stevens-Arce]
The Ultimate Weapon (1980) • essay by T. R. Fehrenbach
Ender's Game [Ender Wiggin] (1977) / novelette by Orson Scott Card (nominated, 1978 Hugo Award)
Fool's Mate (1953) / shortstory by Robert Sheckley
Wings Out of Shadow [Berserker] (1974) / novelette by Fred Saberhagen