Oceans of Space

By Dennis O'Neil, Robert Greenberger, Jean Rabe, et al.

The seas which cover much of our world have always been synonymous with mystery, adventure, the lure of the unknown, and the chance of discovering wealth untold. And from the moment of the first successful rocket launch, we could begin to dream of new seas to conquer - the vast unknown oceans of space, filled with distant star systems and planets just waiting for exploration. Now join some of today's finest navigators of the starways as they set sail through the uncharted regions of deep space to distant worlds where marvellous adventures await. From an alien tribal leader displaced from his rule for failing to stop the takeover of his world by humans . . . to a biologist creating new forms of humans able to thrive in environments different from our own . . . to a ghostwriter spinning adventure yarns in a distant star system, only to find himself living them . . . here are sixteen original tales of humans and aliens ready and willing to explore the unknown for the pure thrill of discovery - or in search of the glory and fortune beyond most people's dreams . .

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756400635
• ISBN13: 9780756400637
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Daw Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Engaging anthology

This collection of sixteen tales uses the seas as its basic setting, but not always Earth's waterways as the locale. The stories are divided into three major categories. "Legend of the High Seas and Spaceways" takes the readers through four adventures in the cosmos or on the edge of future science. "Proto-Pirates of the Galaxy and Beyond" provides the audience with six "pirates in space" stories. "Commodores and Commanders of the Cosmos" includes six tales about crews sailing the seas of the galaxies. All sixteen tales are well written with contributions by some of science fiction's best authors. Each tale is unique and different as the metaphor that space is a vast ocean is met with vigor and imagination. Readers will want to take this sea cruise.Harriet Klausner