Taming the High Frontier: Five Works Featuring Space Colonies

From Babylon 5 to RPGs, everybody loves space colonies!

https://reactormag.com/taming-the-high-frontier-five-works-featuring-space-colonies/
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In article <vo0utc$2k76i$[email protected]>,
Lynn McGuire <[email protected]> wrote:

On 2/5/2025 9:19 AM, James Nicoll wrote:

Taming the High Frontier: Five Works Featuring Space Colonies

From Babylon 5 to RPGs, everybody loves space colonies!

https://reactormag.com/taming-the-high-frontier-five-works-featuring-space-c
olonies/

"Orbital Decay (Near-space)" by Allen Steele

Wasn't that just a space station? OTOH, his _Clarke County, Space_ was
set in space colony.

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In article <volosc$332ar$[email protected]>,
Tony Nance <[email protected]> wrote:

I thought of Banks' Orbitals from his Culture books, and Reynolds'
Glitter Band from his Revelation Space universe. Of course, some of your >commenters thought of these as well.

It suddenly occurs to me to wonder if Reynolds ever read Vinge's
Heaven Belt stories.
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