"A master storyteller . . . Michener, by any standards, is a
phenomenon. Space is one of his best books."--The Wall Street
Journal
Already a renowned chronicler of the epic events of world history, James
A. Michener tackles the most ambitious subject of his career: space, the
last great frontier. This astounding novel brings to life the dreams and
daring of countless men and women--people like Stanley Mott, the
engineer whose irrepressible drive for knowledge places him at the
center of the American exploration effort; Norman Grant, the war hero
and U.S. senator who takes his personal battle not only to a nation, but
to the heavens; Dieter Kolff, a German rocket scientist who once worked
for the Nazis; Randy Claggett, the astronaut who meets his destiny on a
mission to the far side of the moon; and Cynthia Rhee, the reporter
whose determined crusade brings their story to a breathless world.
Praise for Space
"A master storyteller . . . Michener, by any standards, is a phenomenon.
Space is one of his best books."--The Wall Street Journal
"A novel of very high adventure . . . a sympathetic, historically sound
treatment of an important human endeavor that someday could be the stuff
of myth, told here with gripping effect."--The New York Times Book
Review
"Space is everything that Michener fans have come to expect. Without
question, the space program's dramatic dimensions provide the stuff of
great fiction."--BusinessWeek
"Michener is eloquent in describing the actual flights into space, as
well as the blazing, apocalyptic re-entry of the shuttle into earth's
atmosphere."--The New York Times
