by Jerry Pournelle · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780708880678
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«High Justice» is a science fiction short story collection by Jerry Pournelle, published by Orbit Books in paperback (222 pages, in English).
It contains seven interconnected stories about human expansion into space: orbital stations, the Moon, Mars and the asteroids. Large corporations eclipse nations, an iceberg is towed to Africa to alleviate drought, and nuclear power reaches poor countries, while individuals pursue their goals despite obstacles.
This edition is from 1980; the work was originally published in 1977. It belongs to the Laurie Jo Hansen series, of which it is the first installment.
Ideal for fans of classic science fiction and for those who know Jerry Pournelle from works such as Lucifer's Hammer and The Mote in God's Eye.
Jerry Eugene Pournelle was an American scientist in the area of operations research and human factors research, a science fiction writer, essayist, journalist, and one of the first bloggers. In the 1960s and early 1970s, he worked in the aerospace industry, but eventually focused on his writing career. In an obituary in Gizmodo, he was described as "a tireless ambassador for the future."
