Back in the 1950's when Sputnik ruled space and Apollo moon landings were just a dream, when my biggest worries were poison ivy and the odd rabid skunk, kids like me read fantastic stories by the masters-- Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke and Robert A. Heinlein-- in pulp magazines with lurid covers.

Now Sputnik is a footnote, Apollo toils on ‘Battlestar Galactica’, and terrorism is a given, but ‘I, Robot’, ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, and ‘The Moon is a Harsh Mistress’ still matter, and kids still read to stretch their imaginations. And fantasy and science fiction have new life on the Internet.

Jim Baen-- the publisher who brought us Honor Harrington, John Ringo, old pros like David Drake and Andre Norton, and fat novels with multi-novel CDs in the back-- is no longer with us, but Jim Baen's Universe is thriving in cyberspace. This website looks and feels like the great science fiction magazines of yesteryear, but with new stories and artwork by the best pros in the genre, as well as talented newcomers.

You can link to Jim Baen's Universe here. To take advantage of Nashua Public Library’s complimentary membership at Jim Baen's Universe, login with:
User ID: NashuaPublic
Password: nashua911

Fogies like me who like real books can look for 'The Best of Jim Baen's Universe' on the New Fiction display at Nashua Public Library, or reserve it through the website.

More Cyberspace Places to Visit

If you're a Robert A Heinlein fan, check out this site.

If you love Margaret Weis or R.A Salvatore, look for their biographies here.

And did you know that:

William Gibson coined the term cyberspace in his 1984 novel 'Neuromancer'?

See you around the library!