Who would guess that you once wrote a paper on the use of the raven in
several of Shakespeare's plays? Or that you wrote biology text to
accompany a new medium, slides made from strips of 35-mm film? Would
admirers realize that you were most interested in world events, but
read the sports section of the New York Times first, everyday? I'm
certain your fans wouldn't have read the American Elsewhen Almanac, a
compilation of bits of Americana and commentary that you published in
the 1980's.
I want to thank the authors of Starman for giving me the opportunity to
write the introduction to their second novel. If there is a way to
communicate to you across the veil between our dimensional world and
the one in which you now reside, then it must be through the pages of a
book. After the love of family, I don't believe anything was more
precious to you than books, so maybe this letter will be able to cross
the divide. Just as I proofread the drafts of Digby Allen before you
sent them to the publisher, your granddaughter and grandson proofread
this. Perhaps that will act like a mystical booster rocket to get these
pages to you.
And to future space pioneers, may the solar winds be at your back.
Love,
Paul
October 20, 2000
THE RUNAWAY ASTEROID
1: Controlled Fury
"THEY'RE getting closer! They're almost on us! We won't make it into
the Belt on time!" The navigator of the Silver Spear was on the verge
of panic.
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