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The Tranquillity Alternative
''The Tranquillity Alternative'' is a science fiction and space drama novel written by Allen Steele published by Ace Books in 1996. The author's sixth novel, it tells an alternate history in which the United States placed Nuclear weapons delivery, nuclear missiles on the Moon in 1960. The country then loses interest in the Space Race and decides to send astronauts to destroy the missiles. That is when North Korea decides to steal the missiles. Context The original idea for this work is already seen in the author's early writings, as seen in his short novel ''Operation Blue Horizon'', published in ''Worcester Monthly'' magazine in September 1988. The published text did not completely satisfy the author and he republished it as ''Goddard's People'' (1991) in Asimov's Science Fiction, ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' magazine. This, together with the short story "John Harper Wilson" (1989), inspired by Willy Ley, Willy Ley's novel The Conquest of Space, its film adaptation and Chesley B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Steele
Allen Mulherin Steele, Jr. (born January 19, 1958) is an American journalist and science fiction author. Background Steele was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 19, 1958. He was introduced to science fiction fandom attending meetings of Nashville's science fiction club. He graduated high school from the Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, received a bachelor's degree from New England College and a master's from the University of Missouri. Writing Before he established himself as a science fiction author, he spent several years working as a journalist. Steele began publishing short stories in 1988. His early novels formed a future history beginning with ''Orbital Decay'' and continuing through ''Labyrinth of Night''. Some of his early novels such as ''Orbital Decay'' and ''Lunar Descent'' were about blue-collar workers working on future construction projects in space. Since 1992, he has tended to focus on stand-alone projects and short stories, although he has w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
