Title: The Shot from the Moon
Title Record # 1508798
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1952-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1952-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: This excerpt is Chapter 9 of Islands in the Sky.
Synopsis: When a ship in Earth orbit accidentally launches away from the surface rather than towards it, their only chance is to be reloaded with fuel by catapult from the lunar surface while in lunar orbit.
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Current Tags: space station (1), emergency (1), near future (1), Earth-Moon travel (1), catapult launcher (1), first person point of view (1) Add Tags
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Fiction Stories | 1988-10-00 | ed. Edward Blishen | Kingfisher | 0-86272-322-1 | £6.95?£: UK pound |
253 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Graham Potts |  |
| Science Fiction Stories | 1991-07-00 | ed. Edward Blishen | Kingfisher | 0-86272-803-7 | £3.95?£: UK pound |
253 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | ||
| Science Fiction Stories | 1993-03-00 | ed. Edward Blishen | Kingfisher (US) (Story Library) | 1-85697-889-3 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
254 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Angus McKie | |
| Science Fiction Stories | 1997-04-00 | ed. Edward Blishen | Kingfisher | 0-86272-803-7 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
253 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Angus McKie | |
| Out of This World: Science Fiction Stories | 2008-09-00 | ed. Edward Blishen | Kingfisher | 978-0-7534-1633-4 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
271 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Blacksheep | |
| Science Fiction Stories | date unknown | ed. Edward Blishen | Kingfisher (US) | 1-85697-889-3 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
253 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Angus McKie | |
| Science Fiction Stories | date unknown | ed. Edward Blishen | Kingfisher | 0-86272-803-7 | £3.99?£: UK pound |
253 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Angus McKie | |
| Science Fiction Stories | date unknown | ed. Edward Blishen | Kingfisher (US) | 0-7534-5677-X | $6.95?$: US dollar |
253 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Paul Young | |
| Science Fiction Stories | date unknown | ed. Edward Blishen | Kingfisher (Story Library) | 0-86272-803-7 | £3.99?£: UK pound |
253 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Graham Potts |