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Charles Sheffield
Charles Sheffield was an English-born mathematician, physicist, and science fiction writer who served as a President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the American Astronautical Society.
BOOKS BY THIS AUTHOR
The Billion Dollar Boy
Shelby Cheever is a spoiled brat. He is also the richest kid in the country. Actually, make that the universe. Bored with his all-the-amusements-money-can-buy life, he decides on a bit of interstellar action, Shelby-style. But it turns out life on a starship is not all fun and games. As part of a cr...
Dancing With Myself
This collection contains sixteen stories and science articles by the remarkable author, Charles Sheffield. The stories range in length from being barely a page (“The Seventeen-Year Locusts”) to long novelettes (“The Courts of Xanadu”). They also range in mood from the “very silly to very somber.” Ea...
Godspeed
Jay Hara is an ordinary young man growing up on the isolated planet of Erin. But Jay dreams of adventure and escapades and the legend of the lost "Godspeed " drive, which allowed humans to travel at faster-than-light speeds. His life changes when he joins up with the seedy spacer Paddy Enderton and ...
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Ana is the love of Drake Merlin’s life. The woman he wants to grow old with, share every experience. But there is a hitch that is preventing them from obtaining their happily ever after…. Ana might be perfect for him, but she is dying. Diagnosed with a rare disease, there is no cure for what ails he...
The Cyborg From Earth
Jefferson Kopal, the privileged son of a wealthy family, knows he is a coward and a failure. He dreads appearing for and then barely passes the Space Navy test to qualify for service as an officer-something that has been an integral part of his family's tradition. He is assigned to the remote Border...
Putting Up Roots
Scheming to get rid of obstacles, Josh Kerrigan's step-aunt ships him and her autistic step-daughter to Solferino to work for Foodlines. Josh and Dawn join a small training group that is ostensibly doing scientific research and exploration under the company's watchful eye. But as the days go by and ...
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