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Cover of The Endless Frontier, Vol. II

The Endless Frontier, Vol. II

Jerry Pournelle & John F. Carr

First published 1982
Series The Endless Frontier #2
Publisher Ace Books
Format Paperback
Type Anthology
Cover art Vincent Di Fate
Pages 429
Price $2.95
ISBN 0441206662

  • "First Ace printing, January 1982" stated on the copyright page with a complete number line: "2 4 6 8 0 9 7 5 3 1".
  • Wraparound cover art is not credited but the artist's signature is visible on the back.
  • Each piece is preceded by an editor's introduction of varying length, from a couple of paragraphs up to five pages.
  • "The High-Lifter Trilogy" is titled "Highlifter Trilogy" in the table of contents and on the copyright page.
    "Exploring Infrastellar Space" is titled "Exploring Infra-Stellar Space" in the table of contents and on the copyright page.
    "Redeemer" has a new copyright without acknowledgement of its first appearance in 1979.

Year Reviewer Publication
1985 W. D. Stevens Fantasy Review, September 1985

Page Title Author(s) Type
1 The Insurmountable Opportunity Jerry Pournelle Essay
17 Author's Note (The Endless Frontier, Vol. II) Jerry Pournelle Essay
18 Editor's Introduction to: The Moon Goddess and the Son by Donald Kingsbury Jerry Pournelle Essay
20 The Moon Goddess and the Son Donald Kingsbury Novella
82 Editor's Introduction to: Space and the Longevity of Man by Stefan T. Possony and Jerry Pournelle Jerry Pournelle Essay
84 Space and the Longevity of Man Stefan T. Possony & Jerry Pournelle Essay
96 Editor's Introduction to: Down & Out on Ellfive Prime by Dean Ing Jerry Pournelle Essay
97 Down & Out on Ellfive Prime Dean Ing Novelette
124 Editor's Introduction to: The Study Syndrome by Jerry Pournelle Jerry Pournelle Essay
125 The Study Syndrome Jerry Pournelle Essay
131 Editor's Introduction to: Three Poems by Helene Knox Jerry Pournelle Essay
136 Elegy Helene Knox Poem
136 Inner Space Helene Knox Poem
136 NASA Helene Knox Poem
137 Editor's Introduction to: Our Lady of the Sauropods by Robert Silverberg Jerry Pournelle Essay
139 Our Lady of the Sauropods Robert Silverberg Short Story
157 Editor's Introduction to: Two Poems by Steven Rasnic Tem Jerry Pournelle Essay
158 Lighting the Colony Steve Rasnic Tem Poem
159 Seeding the Last Freedom Steve Rasnic Tem Poem
160 Editor's Introduction to: How to Build a Beanstalk by Charles Sheffield Jerry Pournelle Essay
161 How to Build a Beanstalk Charles Sheffield Essay
182 Editor's Introduction to: Sky Stalk by Charles Sheffield Jerry Pournelle Essay
183 Sky Stalk Charles Sheffield Novelette
204 Editor's Introduction to: Invisible Encounter by Dian Girard Jerry Pournelle Essay
205 Invisible Encounter Dian Girard Short Story
210 How to Become a Space Colonist J. E. Pournelle, Ph.D. Essay
227 Editor's Introduction to: Bellerophon by Kevin Christensen Jerry Pournelle Essay
228 Bellerophon Kevin Christensen Novella
276 Editor's Introduction to: The High-Lifter Trilogy by Robert Frazier Jerry Pournelle Essay
277 The High-Lifter Trilogy Robert Frazier Poem
280 Editor's Introduction to: Designing a Dyson Sphere by Jack Williamson Jerry Pournelle Essay
282 Designing a Dyson Sphere Jack Williamson Essay
289 Editor's Introduction to: Conservation of Mass by Karl T. Pflock Jerry Pournelle Essay
291 Conservation of Mass Karl T. Pflock Short Story
295 Editor's Introduction to: The Quiet by George Florance-Guthridge Jerry Pournelle Essay
297 The Quiet George Florance-Guthridge Short Story
312 Editor's Introduction to: Psi-Rec: Of Anabasis and Bivouac, the Swarmcantor by Peter Dillingham Jerry Pournelle Essay
313 Psi-Rec: Of Anabasis and Bivouac, the Swarmcantor Peter Dillingham Poem
321 Editor's Introduction to: Our Many Roads to the Stars by Poul Anderson Jerry Pournelle Essay
322 Our Many Roads to the Stars Poul Anderson Essay
339 Editor's Introduction to: Exploring Infrastellar Space by Dr. Robert L. Forward Jerry Pournelle Essay
341 Exploring Infrastellar Space Dr. Robert L. Forward Essay
358 Editor's Introduction to: Shapes of Things to Come by John F. Carr Jerry Pournelle Essay
359 Shapes of Things to Come John F. Carr Short Story
374 Editor's Introduction to: The Endless Frontier and the Thinking Machine by Hans P. Moravec Jerry Pournelle Essay
378 The Endless Frontier and the Thinking Machine Hans P. Mouravec Essay
398 Editor's Introduction to: Songs of a Spacefarer by Judith R. Conly Jerry Pournelle Essay
399 Songs of a Spacefarer Judith R. Conly Poem
404 Editor's Introduction to: Redeemer by Gregory Benford Jerry Pournelle Essay
405 Redeemer Gregory Benford Short Story
419 Dear Mr. President Jerry Pournelle Essay
428 Afterword (The Endless Frontier, Vol. II) Jerry Pournelle Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Endless Frontier, Vol. II Cover 1985 Ace Books Paperback Anthology Vincent Di Fate 429