Vectors

From the absurd to the sublime, the universe according to Sheffield

In Which You Will Encounter

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Technological Telepathy

A Politician Who Discovers The Artful Art of Thought-control

A Natural Philosopher Who Invents The Steamship -- In Ancient Persia!

Erasmus Darwin, Brilliant Grandfather of Charles, In An Excitingly Different Kind Of Fantasy -- Or Is It Really Science Fiction

The Incredible Waldo Burmeister, Star Of Thermodynamic Dieting And The Martian Sewer System

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Structured by an astounding range of scientific knowledge, here are some of the most entertaining flights of the imagination on which you will ever book passage, from the viewpoint of one of the most astonishing minds you will ever meet.

Cover Art by NASA Image Exchange

Paperback

This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.

First printing, December 1979

Printed in the United States of America

eISBN: 978-1-61824-054-5

Copyright 1979 by Charles Sheffield

All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form.

Electronic version by Baen Books
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