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Whose Image?

A man dies, goes to heaven, and meets God.  Only God is not exactly what he'd expected.  This story might be enjoyed by anyone interested in natural history.

The Bridge to Space

Famous engineer Bruce Franklin and his partner Reggie Deitrich build a gigantic electromagnetic space launcher in Brazil.  The story chiefly deals with the dangers encountered in attempting to man-rate the launcher.

The Right Question

Famous space engineer Bruce Franklin is shown a new technology which could result in a practical stardrive.  But there's a problem...

Deadly Debris

Famous space engineer Bruce Franklin and his partner Reggie Deitrich are stranded in space when Earth becomes ringed with a cloud of speeding space debris.

The Next Best Thing to Being There

A space psychologist is called upon to solve the mystery of a curious increase in violence at a remote lunar mining base.  Features telepresence.

If Not For the Fall

In a distant future where the majority of humanity lives in space habitats, Dr. Tammerott, a historian specializing in the 20th century, goes to a dig on Earth.  Script format.

Condemned to Repeat It

In a bizarre future where irrationality rules, a man is put on trial for conspiring with alien abductors.

Condemned to Repeat It (script)

Same as the above, but in script format for aspiring play/video producers.

The Land of Eternal Night

In a distant future where the majority of humanity lives in space, an investigator is sent to examine a most unusual space habitat.

Journey to Alfahsfere

In a natural, yet strangely artificial environment, Rahbert, a primitive, seeks to unravel the mystery of his unusual world.

Designing Paradise

Wendell Drake, a humble designer of shopping malls, designs a space habitat in his spare time.   But something seems to be physically pulling him into his creation.  Is he going mad... or going someplace else?

Miranda and the Space Pirates
or
How Haven Rock Was Saved

This is the adventure-filled story of a family which decides to homestead in the asteroid belt.

Eyes, Shining Back From the Dark

An astronomer makes a startling discovery in the depths of the outer solar system.

Improbable Events

Free-fall assembly worker Mark Fairbanks must rescue an animal in a peculiar predicament in Bernal Alpha, the first orbital habitat.

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