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Out Around Rigel
Robert H. Wilson
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The sun had dropped behind the Grimaldi plateau, although for a day twilight would linger over the Oceanus Procellarum.
The sun had dropped behind the Grimaldi plateau, although for a day twilight would linger over the Oceanus Procellarum.
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"Maybe so. It won't take long to find out."
A few of the brightest stars had begun to appear. We could just see the parallelogram of Orion, with red Betelguese at one corner, and across from it Rigel, scintillant like a blue diamond.
"See," Garth said, pointing at it. "Three months from now, that's where I'll be. The first man who dared to sail among the stars."
"Only because you don't let anyone else share the glory and the danger."
"Why should I? But you wouldn't go, anyway."
"Will you let me?"
I had him there.
"On your head be it. The Comet could hold three or four in a pinch,[Pg 298] and I have plenty of provisions. If you really want to take the chance—"
"It won't be the first we've taken together."
"All right. We'll start in ten minutes." He went inside the ship.Read More
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Community Reviews
An excellent short read from the 1930s with a view to show Mankind its own limitations. The two astronauts at the heart of the tale cannot put their differences aside, at least one of them can't, in spite of the sophistication of their minds and lives. For although, they can travel round galaxies at
Reminds me of Tau.
A short science fiction story. Poul Anderson wrote a time travel novel based off TAU as well. Just goes to show what missing just one mathematical concept can do.
If you judged only by what you see on GoodReads you might think Robert H. Wilson was some big time science fiction author from back in the day. Expand out his GR biography and it looks like he has 18 listed works. Well 17 now; I just combined two of the "Out Around Rigel" entries. The fact is, Rober
A haunting sci fi short story with a slightly implausible fight scene. There wasn't much character development so I didn't feel particularly sorry for the protagonist, but I enjoyed the story nonetheless. The aliens were quite cool.
This is a surprisingly sophisticated science fiction story from the early 1930s. I was pulled in with the characters, the romance, and then the postulation of how faster-than-light-speed travel would work. I was surprised that this was speculation was the thread the entire story hung on. I'm not sur
Old-Timey SF.