Firestar
In the 21st Century, a woman philanthropist launches a private space program aimed at developing new technologies to improve life on Earth. But as with every innovation, this one steps on some people's toes and they resort to violence to stop her. A work of imagination in space technologies.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Tor Books
- Year
- 1997
- ISBN-13
- 9780812530063
- Genre
- Science Fiction
- Topics
- Space explorationTechnology and innovationCorporate and political conflict
Awards
- Prometheus AwardShortlisted(1997)
Other awarded books from Michael F. Flynn
- In the Country of the Blind
- Eifelheim
- In the Belly of the Whale
- Falling Stars
- Lodestar
- Rogue Star
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