Firestar
by Michael Flynn · first published 1996
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It is the beginning of the twenty-first century and one woman is determined to bring America and the world back on track in the technological future. She has the strength, the intelligence, the money. It will be done. This is the story of the rebirth of innovative technological expansion on Earth and in space. ([Source][1]) [1]: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780765329202/firestar/
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Firestar by Michael Flynn. It's a little-know book by a little-known author, but it's the best near-term space sci fi I've ever read.
on “Ask YC: What's the most inspiring sci-fi book you've read?” ↗Ender Series - Orson Scott Card Rama Series - Arthur C Clarke Firestar Series - Michael Flynn 1984 - George Orwell Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - Some guys at MIT (I know it's technical, but couldn't resist, it's just too good) Anything by Bret Easton…
on “Ask YC: favorite books” ↗Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand Firestar, Michael Flynn
on “Ask HN: Please name two of your most favorite books.” ↗I thought the nickname for aerogel given in Michael Flynn's Firestar series was better... Solid Smoke. (The article in the Times linked to by Wired keeps calling it Frozen Smoke, which just isn't as catchy to me... in case you you were wondering why I was bringing this…
on “Ten-Year-Old Makes His Own Aerogels” ↗Shows up in Michael Flynn's "Firestar" series, as well. "The Boomer" is what they call it, I think. It was in the side of a mountain in South America, and it was filled with gas.
on “The Tragic Tale of Saddam Hussein's “Supergun”” ↗Read Firestar as a teenager and liked it, so I went to a meet-the-author event at a local bookshop where he was promoting the next book in that series. When he opened up for questions, he responded to mine by mocking…
on “Michael F. Flynn has died” ↗