rss
04-01-2016, 08:15 PM
Geek book of the week: How a writer colonized a**ther planet
http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzAxLzYxL2Fya3dyaWdodC5jYjYyMy5wbmcKcA l0aHVtYgk1NzV4MzIzIwplCWpwZw/dbf9652f/269/arkwright.jpghttp://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=Geek+book+of+the+week%3A+How+a+writer+coloniz ed+a**ther+planet&src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F01%2Fa rkwright%2F)http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04 %2F01%2Farkwright%2F&src=sp)
Like the great pulp sci-fi writers of yore, Allen Steele loves to colonize other planets. As a modern writer of so-called "hard" science fiction, he also k**ws the value of keeping it real.*
Until he published Arkwright (http://www.amazon.com/Arkwright-Allen-Steele/dp/0765382156) this month — our third Geek Book of the Week — the Hugo award-winning Steele was probably best k**wn for his Coyote trilogy, which focused on the hardships and unexpected encounters of Earth's first interstellar colony.*
SEE ALSO: Geek book of the week: The many faces of Batman (http://mashable.com/2016/03/23/caped-crusade/)
Coyote (http://www.amazon.com/Coyote-Allen-Steele/dp/0441011160) was constructed as a ****** of stories. The tale that left the deepest impression on me had to do with one of the hibernating colonists being accidentally revived, halfway to the Coyote system.*The ship won't let him go back into suspended animation. He has to face the fact he will die on board, with only frozen sleepers for company.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/01/arkwright/)
More about Entertainment (http://mashable.com/entertainment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Geek Book Of The Week (http://mashable.com/category/geek-book-of-the-week/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Science Fiction (http://mashable.com/category/science-fiction/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Books (http://mashable.com/category/books/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/mash.to/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x 250;ord=1459528157 (http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/mash.to/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x 250;ord=1459528157)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/GJVUXsTEy88
http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzAxLzYxL2Fya3dyaWdodC5jYjYyMy5wbmcKcA l0aHVtYgk1NzV4MzIzIwplCWpwZw/dbf9652f/269/arkwright.jpghttp://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=Geek+book+of+the+week%3A+How+a+writer+coloniz ed+a**ther+planet&src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F01%2Fa rkwright%2F)http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04 %2F01%2Farkwright%2F&src=sp)
Like the great pulp sci-fi writers of yore, Allen Steele loves to colonize other planets. As a modern writer of so-called "hard" science fiction, he also k**ws the value of keeping it real.*
Until he published Arkwright (http://www.amazon.com/Arkwright-Allen-Steele/dp/0765382156) this month — our third Geek Book of the Week — the Hugo award-winning Steele was probably best k**wn for his Coyote trilogy, which focused on the hardships and unexpected encounters of Earth's first interstellar colony.*
SEE ALSO: Geek book of the week: The many faces of Batman (http://mashable.com/2016/03/23/caped-crusade/)
Coyote (http://www.amazon.com/Coyote-Allen-Steele/dp/0441011160) was constructed as a ****** of stories. The tale that left the deepest impression on me had to do with one of the hibernating colonists being accidentally revived, halfway to the Coyote system.*The ship won't let him go back into suspended animation. He has to face the fact he will die on board, with only frozen sleepers for company.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/01/arkwright/)
More about Entertainment (http://mashable.com/entertainment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Geek Book Of The Week (http://mashable.com/category/geek-book-of-the-week/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Science Fiction (http://mashable.com/category/science-fiction/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Books (http://mashable.com/category/books/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/mash.to/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x 250;ord=1459528157 (http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/mash.to/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x 250;ord=1459528157)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/GJVUXsTEy88