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A weird world -- cut off from the Universe, it had universal wisdom; facing death at every moment, it had the secret of peace!
26 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 1953
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Michael Shaara
110Ìýbooks915ÌýfollowersMichael Shaara was an American writer of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction. He was born to Italian immigrant parents (the family name was originally spelled Sciarra, which in Italian is pronounced the same way) in Jersey City, New Jersey, graduated from Rutgers University in 1951, and served as a sergeant in the 82nd Airborne division prior to the Korean War.
Before Shaara began selling science fiction stories to fiction magazines in the 1950s, he was an amateur boxer and police officer. He later taught literature at Florida State University while continuing to write fiction. The stress of this and his smoking caused him to have a heart attack at the early age of 36; from which he fully recovered. His novel about the Battle of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. Shaara died of another heart attack in 1988.
Shaara's son, Jeffrey Shaara, is also a popular writer of historical fiction; most notably sequels to his father's best-known novel. His most famous is the prequel to The Killer Angels, Gods and Generals. Jeffrey was the one to finally get Michael's last book, For Love of the Game, published three years after he died. Today there is a Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction, established by Jeffrey Shaara, awarded yearly at Gettysburg College.
Before Shaara began selling science fiction stories to fiction magazines in the 1950s, he was an amateur boxer and police officer. He later taught literature at Florida State University while continuing to write fiction. The stress of this and his smoking caused him to have a heart attack at the early age of 36; from which he fully recovered. His novel about the Battle of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. Shaara died of another heart attack in 1988.
Shaara's son, Jeffrey Shaara, is also a popular writer of historical fiction; most notably sequels to his father's best-known novel. His most famous is the prequel to The Killer Angels, Gods and Generals. Jeffrey was the one to finally get Michael's last book, For Love of the Game, published three years after he died. Today there is a Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction, established by Jeffrey Shaara, awarded yearly at Gettysburg College.
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July 31, 2017
In the space corps, there are those who explore unknown worlds. They are looking for other species like us, as well as other planets to colonize.
The ships tend to have two crew members, but this one will have three because Beauclaire is new and Billy Wyatt will be giving him some notion of what all to expect and how to deal with problems. Poor Mr. Wyatt is to be reposted, exploring anymore, and Beauclaire is to be his replacement.
On this trip they are being sent to an area that has not been explored because it is too dusty to be safe for space ships to travel light speeds. There has appeared in that area, though, a sun. It is the explorers job to see if the sun has any planets, and to find out about them.
They make the trip, when they get there, lo and behold, there is a planet that humans can live on, and there are some already there. Because of the environment (meteors pummel the planet willy nilly, and pretty often), the people who live there have developed an unusual philosophy � it happens. They wrote a book that part of the explorers job is to learn the language (of course), and translate books and such. This philosophy is the subject of that book.
The ships tend to have two crew members, but this one will have three because Beauclaire is new and Billy Wyatt will be giving him some notion of what all to expect and how to deal with problems. Poor Mr. Wyatt is to be reposted, exploring anymore, and Beauclaire is to be his replacement.
On this trip they are being sent to an area that has not been explored because it is too dusty to be safe for space ships to travel light speeds. There has appeared in that area, though, a sun. It is the explorers job to see if the sun has any planets, and to find out about them.
They make the trip, when they get there, lo and behold, there is a planet that humans can live on, and there are some already there. Because of the environment (meteors pummel the planet willy nilly, and pretty often), the people who live there have developed an unusual philosophy � it happens. They wrote a book that part of the explorers job is to learn the language (of course), and translate books and such. This philosophy is the subject of that book.
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January 3, 2025Replace thda mirror
replace the wood
the star the sun the ghost throw the door
just make yr soul rise with me
to wonder at vally of light
walk throw green hills
and near red flowers of heart
am i forgiven from sin
from kill from any problem in another life
rise with my soul from dark night
replace faces
replace planet
but with me dont stop to face a storm
storm start by ugly allins
thoo escape throw many window
just with me write thes book
worm our boon
holy craft breath many time
and talk surround the machin
and i need y to rise
rise with me
replace the wood
the star the sun the ghost throw the door
just make yr soul rise with me
to wonder at vally of light
walk throw green hills
and near red flowers of heart
am i forgiven from sin
from kill from any problem in another life
rise with my soul from dark night
replace faces
replace planet
but with me dont stop to face a storm
storm start by ugly allins
thoo escape throw many window
just with me write thes book
worm our boon
holy craft breath many time
and talk surround the machin
and i need y to rise
rise with me
October 15, 2024
Shaara Does it Again
This is a quick read, but very enjoyable. Knowing the author, and his story, helps in finding deeper meaning in the work. It’s a fun read.
This is a quick read, but very enjoyable. Knowing the author, and his story, helps in finding deeper meaning in the work. It’s a fun read.
May 24, 2011
A free short sci-fi classic originally published in Galaxy in 1953, Michael Shaara presents a hellish vision of heaven, or is that a heavenly vision of hell? Which you see probably reflects more about you than the story.
I confess it didn't really work for me, but it might for you. It's a quick read , and well worth it if you enjoy classic sci fi short stories.
I confess it didn't really work for me, but it might for you. It's a quick read , and well worth it if you enjoy classic sci fi short stories.
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