''Space Shuttles'' is an

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short stories edited by

Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov ( ; – April 6, 1992) was an Russian-born American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. H ...

Martin H. Greenberg Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and anthologist in many genres, including mysteries and horror, but especially in speculative fiction. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned ...

and

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as the seventh volume in their Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction series. It was first published in paperback by Signet/New American Library in October 1987. The book collects fourteen novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by Asimov.

*"Introduction: Shuttles" (

) *"Truck Driver" ( Robert Chilson) *"Hermes to the Ages" ( Frederick D. Gottfried) *"Pushbutton War" ( Joseph P. Martino) *"The Last Shuttle" (

) *"The Getaway Special" (

Jerry Oltion Jerry Oltion (born 1957) is an American science fiction author from Eugene, Oregon, known for numerous novels and short stories, including books in the ''Star Trek'' series. He is a member of the Wordos writers' group and also writes under the pe ...

) *"Between a Rock and a High Place" (

Timothy Zahn Timothy Zahn (born 1951) is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy. He is known best for his prolific collection of ''Star Wars'' List of Star Wars books, books, chiefly the Thrawn trilogy, ''Thrawn'' trilogy, and has published several ...

) *"To Grab Power" (

Hayden Howard John Hayden Howard (1925-2014) was an American educator, poet and science fiction author. He used the pen name Hayden Howard.

) *"Coming of Age in Henson's Tube" ( William Jon Watkins) *"Deborah's Children" ( Grant D. Callin) *"The Book of Baraboo" ( Barry B. Longyear) *"The Speckled Gantry" ( Joseph Green and

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) *"The Nanny" (

Thomas Wylde Thomas Wylde (c. 1670 – 12 April 1740) was an English politician and administrator. His residence was The Commandery, Worcester. He was the eldest son of Robert Wylde (c. 1622 – 1689) of The Commandery and his wife Elizabeth (née Dennis) ...

) *"Hitchhiker" (

Sheila Finch Sheila Finch (born 29 October 1935) is an author of science fiction and fantasy. She is best known for her sequence of stories about the Guild of Xenolinguists. Biography Sheila Finch was born on 29 October 1935 in London, England. She attended ...

) *"Dead Ringer" (

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