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Author:

Bova, Ben, 1932- author.

Title:

My favorites : a collection of short stories / Ben Bova.

Publisher:

Blackstone Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

341 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

Life on other planets--Fiction.
Interplanetary voyages--Fiction.
Fiction.
Science fiction.
Short stories.

Contents:

Monster slayer -- Muzhestvo -- We'll always have Paris -- The great moon hoax, or, a princess of Mars -- Inspiration -- Scheherazade and the storytellers -- The supersonic zeppelin -- Mars farts -- The man who hated gravity -- Sepulcher -- the cafe coup -- The angel's figt -- Waterbot -- Sam and the Flying Dutchman.

Summary:

"In this new anthology, Ben Bova has compiled fourteen of his favorite short stories. Each story includes an all-new introduction with compelling insight into the narrative. Exploring the boundaries of the genre, Bova not only writes of spaceships, aliens, and time travel in most of his titles, but also speculates on the beginnings of science fiction."--Publisher.

ISBN:

1094000922
9781094000923

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1151507115

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

SPPE104 -- Independence Public Library (Independence)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)