'Starvation Orbit'
Novelette, 11500 words
Russell moved towards the damaged section of the Station, sliding
his foot magnets slowly over the buckled areas of the hull, lifting
them carefully when twisted jagged-edged metal threatened the
fabric of his spacesuit.
"Accidents are going to happen in space when interplanetary travel
becomes a fact. The most important on ship, space station
or extrterrestrial base will be the doctors -- and they will have
to discover new methods of treatment under very unearthly conditions."
The title + foregoing blurb may be self-axplanatory -- runaway
spaceship Queen of Darkness collides with Venusian space station,
take it from there -- but don't let that put you off. Dr.
(Gerald) Mathewson, of 'Assisted Passage'/Allen Drive fame, makes
a fleeting guest appearance.
Synopsis by graham Andrews
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