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The Crash of Empire (Imperial Stars, Vol 3)
The Crash of Empire - Imperial Stars, Vol 3 Author:Jerry Pournelle (Editor), John F. Carr (Editor) Interstellar barbarians, spacefaring civilizations, peacekeeping, military policy, space warfare, advancing empires. Empires do not grow old gracefully. As the edifice of ancient government succumbs to entropy, as civil war reigns, the result is indeed "interesting times", the times of interstellar Huns locked in mortal combat wi... more »th Imperial storm troopers.
Contents:
The Crash of Empires • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Cover: The Crash of Empire (1989) • by David Egge
Editor's Introduction To: Pebble Among the Stars • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Pebble Among the Stars (1976) / novelette by Gregory Benford (variant of Seascape)
Editor's Introduction To: The Claw and the Clock • essay by Jerry Pournelle; The Claw and the Clock [Federation of Humanity] (1971) / novelette by Christopher Anvil
Editor's Introduction To: The Only Thing We Learn • essay by Jerry Pournelle; The Only Thing We Learn (1949) / short story by C. M. Kornbluth [as by Cyril Kornbluth]
Editor's Introduction To: Remembering Vietnam • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Remembering Vietnam (1987) • essay by H. J. Kaplan
Editor's Introduction To: Blessed Are the Meek • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Blessed Are the Meek (1955) / short story by G. C. Edmondson
Editor's Introduction To: Limiting Factor • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Limiting Factor (1954) / short story by Theodore R. Cogswell
Editor's Introduction To: Triage • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Triage (1976) / short story by William Walling
Editor's Introduction To: Hyperdemocracy • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Hyperdemocracy [Editorial (Astounding)] (1958) • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by The Editor]
Editor's Introduction To: Chain Reaction • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Chain Reaction (1957) / novelette by Algis Budrys
Editor's Introduction To: Earthman's Burden • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Earthman's Burden (1954) / short story by Morton Klass
Editor's Introduction To: Blood Bank • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Blood Bank (1952) / novella by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Editor's Introduction To: Here There Be Witches • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Here, There Be Witches [Philosophical Corps] (1970) / novelette by Everett B. Cole
Editor's Introduction To: The Buzz of Joy • essay by Jerry Pournelle; The Buzz of Joy [Tower to the Sky] (1989) / short story by Phillip C. Jennings
Editor's Introduction To: Second Contact • essay by Jerry Pournelle; Second Contact (1988) / novella by W. R. Thompson