| Firestar Contributor(s): Flynn, Michael (Author), Hillgartner, Malcolm (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1470836173 ISBN-13: 9781470836177 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $44.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Hard Science Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.9" H x 5.3" W x 5.8" (0.95 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is the dawn of the twenty-first century, and America is in trouble. Public schools breed apathy and ignorance, and politics has become the art of the quick fix. There is one woman, though, who has both the vision and the money to leverage change. Mariesa Gorley van Huyten, heiress to one of the great American fortunes, founds an educational subsidiary called Mentor Academies and begins to subcontract public school systems in order to raise a new, less cynical generation. But her clandestine program is much larger than that: it also includes the founding of a private space program, the eventual construction of an orbital power station, and the revival of technological innovation on Earth. Firestar is a chronicle of private enterprise and individual initiative--the story of one woman's quest that becomes the focus for a whole new world. Mariesa's program lets teachers strive to teach, hires astronauts who have no government space program to fly for, and provides productive outlets for the idealistic desires of the rich and powerful--at least those who remain sane enough to have such desires in the face of a crumbling America. And it just might work. |
Contributor Bio(s): Flynn, Michael: - Michael Flynn lives in Easton, Pennsylvania. He is the winner of the Robert A. Heinlein Award and was a Hugo nominee for Eifelheim. Hillgartner, Malcolm: -Malcolm Hillgartner is an actor, author, playwright, and professional narrator. Under the name Jahnna N. Malcolm, he and his wife, Jahnna Beecham, have written over one hundred books for young readers; their musicals have played in theaters across America. His audiobook credits include works by Dean Koontz, Nelson Algren, and William F. Buckley Jr. |