Kings of the High Frontier
- Kings of the High Frontier
Infobox Book
name = Kings of the High Frontier
image_caption = Cover of the first hardcover edition by Rob Prior
author = Victor Koman
illustrator =
cover_artist = Rob Prior
series =
subject = NASA, civilian exploration of space
genre = Hard science fiction
publisher = Pulpless.com, then Bereshith Publishing
release_date = 1996 (ebook) October 1998 (hardcover)
media_type = ebook, hardcover
pages = 576
isbn = ISBN 0-9665662-5-4 (slipcased) ISBN 0-9665662-0-3 (hardcover)
preceded_by =
followed_by =
"Kings of the High Frontier" is a hard science fiction novel by Victor Koman, first published (electronically) in 1996.
ummary
The story is a polemic about NASA. The thesis is that NASA, far from helping space exploration, actually prevents it from going forth. The narrative follows disparate engineering efforts, ranging from New York University engineering students working out of a warehouse in The Bronx to full-fledged commercial rocket operations, to create a single-stage to orbit reusable launch vehicle.
All of the science and equipment used in the story was based on technology that existed at the time of writing, like the space activity suit.
Editions
The novel was first published electronically by J. Neil Schulman's pulpless.com in 1996. It has since been published in hardcover by Bereshith Publishing in 1998, first in a "deluxe edition" of 250, then as a regular hardcover in a small print-run of 1250 copies. As of 2006, there is no paperback edition.
External links
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* [http://www.sfsite.com/01a/king48.htm Review at SFSite.com]
* [http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle1996/le9611a04.html Review by Claire Wolfe for The Libertarian Enterprise]
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