Charles Sheffield SF Gateway Omnibus by Charles Sheffield

Charles Sheffield SF Gateway Omnibus by Charles Sheffield

Physicist and writer Charles Sheffield very quickly built a reputation for imaginative, cleverly-plotted hard SF. In his second novel he posited the concept of a space elevator simultaneously to - but independent of - Arthur C. Clarke. This omnibus contains three of his finest works: debut novel, SIGHT OF PROTEUS; planetary romance, SUMMERTIDE; and space opera, COLD AS ICE.

Charles Sheffield is one of the very best hard science fiction writers in the world

Charles Sheffield, born in the UK in 1935, graduated from St John's College Cambridge with a Double First in Mathematics and Physics. Moving to the USA in the mid 1960s, he began working in the field of particle physics which lead to a consultancy with NASA and landed him the position of chief scientist at the Earth Satellite Corporation. Best known for writing hard SF, his career as a successful science fiction writer began in response to his grief over the loss of his first wife to cancer in 1977; Sheffield has been awarded both the HUGO and NEBULA AWARDs for his work and won the 1992 JOHN W. CAMPBELL MEMORIAL AWARD for Best Science Fiction Novel for BROTHER TO DRAGONS. He also served as President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America between 1984 and 1986.

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ISBN 13	9780575083622
ISBN 10	057508362X
Title	Charles Sheffield SF Gateway Omnibus
Author	Charles Sheffield
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	2014-10-30
Number of pages	608
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