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    Oceans of Space by Brian Thomsen (Editor), Martin H. Greenberg (Editor)

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    • Pub. Date: March 2002
    • 315pp

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      • Pub. Date: March 2002
      • Publisher: DAW
      • Format: Mass Market Paperback, 315pp

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      Inspired by classic sea adventures like Horatio Hornblower and Treasure Island, this new swashbuckling anthology from the creators of the "excellent" Oceans of Magic turns the tide of science fiction with original stories of exploration, piracy, and discovery.

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      Sixteen brand-new stories of future "ocean" explorers—spacefarers—that are broken down into three categories: Legends of the High Seas and Spaceways; Proto-Pirates of the Galaxy and Beyond; and Commodores and Commanders of the Cosmos. These tales seem ready-made for young and old SF adventurers. The best are Simon Hawke's "Sargasso" and Bill Fawcett's "The Old Way." Sargasso is a free society that has taken accumulated space junk to form their "habitat." Several tourists are found dead of an overdose of the ultimate in designer drugs, Intensity, and Mr. Logan is called in to investigate. "The Old Way" refers to the sagas of Horatio Hornblower. In this story (the one we were all secretly waiting for through the whole book) the main character uses ideas from the Hornblower novels to turn the tables in the face of insurmountable odds. KLIATT Codes: JSA—Recommended for junior and senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2002, Penguin Putnam, Roc, 315p., Hoy

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      March 05, 2002: This collection of sixteen tales uses the seas as its basic setting, but not always Earth?s waterways as the locale. The stories are divided into three major categories. ?Legend of the High Seas and Spaceways? takes the readers through four adventures in the cosmos or on the edge of future science. ?Proto-Pirates of the Galaxy and Beyond? provides the audience with six ?pirates in space? stories. ?Commodores and Commanders of the Cosmos? includes six tales about crews sailing the seas of the galaxies.

      All sixteen tales are well written with contributions by some of science fiction?s best authors. Each tale is unique and different as the metaphor that space is a vast ocean is met with vigor and imagination. Readers will want to take this sea cruise.

      Harriet Klausner