“Michener is eloquent in describing the actual flights into space, as well as the blazing, apocalyptic re-entry of the shuttle into earth’s atmosphere. Michener’s fictional characters live within truly historical settings and events, often intermingling to true personalities whose name many would recognize. Without question, the space program’s dramatic dimensions provide the stuff of great fiction.” - BusinessWeek The plot to Space spans roughly 35 years, from World War II to the decade following the most intense years of the international Space Race. “ Space is everything that Michener fans have come to expect. a sympathetic, historically sound treatment of an important human endeavor that someday could be the stuff of myth, told here with gripping effect.” - The New York Times Book Review senator who takes his personal battle not only to a nation, but to the heavens Dieter Kolff, a German rocket scientist who once worked for the Nazis Randy Claggett, the astronaut who meets his destiny on a mission to the far side of the moon and Cynthia Rhee, the reporter whose determined crusade brings their story to a breathless world.īONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. This astounding novel brings to life the dreams and daring of countless men and women-people like Stanley Mott, the engineer whose irrepressible drive for knowledge places him at the center of the American exploration effort Norman Grant, the war hero and U.S. Michener tackles the most ambitious subject of his career: space, the last great frontier. Space is one of his best books.”- The Wall Street JournalĪlready a renowned chronicler of the epic events of world history, James A. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. Michener, by any standards, is a phenomenon.
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