Rabe, Jean & Greenberg, Martin H., eds. Sol's children.DAW. 315p. c2002. 0-7564-0082-1. $6.99. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. Sixteen Original short stories explore the solar system solar system, the sun and the surrounding planets, natural satellites, dwarf planets, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets that are bound by its gravity. The sun is by far the most massive part of the solar system, containing almost 99.9% of the system's total mass. , from Mercury to Pluto and beyond. Mars is a favorite spot, and both Mars stories involve a crime: "Old-Boy Network" takes high-stakes white-collar crime white-collar crime, term coined by Edward Sutherland for nonviolent crimes committed by corporations or individuals such as office workers or sales personnel (see white-collar workers) in the course of their business activities. to a new level, while "Moments" shows how human needs are still not considered by mega corporations. Alien contact is a theme of several stories, usually to the detriment of clumsy humans ("The Demons Demons See also devil; evil; ghosts; hell; spirits and spiritualism. ademonist one who denies the existence of the devil or demons. bogyism, bogeyism recognition of the existence of demons and goblins. of Jupiter's Moons," "The Ghosts of Neptune"). Another crime story, "Patience," reminds us that a little knowledge can be a truly dangerous thing. And two stories remind us that, no matter how careful we are, a trip into space can be one way, but both seem to imply that it would be worth it. One of the better-themed short story collections; libraries where SF short stories are in demand should consider this. Deirdre B. Root, Ref. Libn., Middletown P.L., Middletown, OH |
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