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The Wooden Spaceships (Land and Overland, Bk 2)
The Wooden Spaceships - Land and Overland, Bk 2 Author:Bob Shaw "The Wooden Spaceships" is the 2nd in a trilogy all of which were published in the late 1980s. The first volume is "The Ragged Astronauts" which introduces Toller, his planet Land and the growing problem that leads to the great migration to Overland. The 3rd book is "The Fugitive Worlds" whose main character is one ... more »of Toller's descendants returning to see what has become of Land and Overland.
These three books give a detailed insight into a finely wrought alien world with deadly floating plants, timber harder than steel and the fantastic notion of being able to loft a balloon to the LaGrange point between two intertwined planets and launch primitive ships into space.« less