Near Space Series by Allen M. Steele

3.66 · 35 ratings
  • Orbital Decay (Near Space #1)
    #1

    Orbital Decay (Near Space #1)

    Allen M. Steele

    Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 1989

    Winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel: At work aboard a battered space station, a team of blue-collar laborers stumbles upon a surveillance plot of unprecedented scopePopeye Hooker knows that space isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. A former fisherman who takes a job building low orbital stations to escape a failed relationship, he finds that in space, construction work is still a grind... more

  • The Weight (Near Space #1)
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    The Weight (Near Space #1)

    Allen M. Steele

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 1995

  • Clarke County, Space (Near Space #2)
    #2

    Clarke County, Space (Near Space #2)

    Allen M. Steele

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 1990

    Trouble has come to Clarke County, trouble in the delectable shape of Macy Westmoreland, gangster's moll on the run from the Mafia. Then there's the Golem, the ultimate killing machine, and Macy's his latest contract.More than enough problems for John Bighorn. Sheriff by day, shaman by night, he knew better than to mess with Jenny Schoor, wife of the leader of the 'New Ark' cult... more

  • Lunar Descent (Near Space #3)
    #3

    Lunar Descent (Near Space #3)

    Allen M. Steele

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1991

    Explosive science fiction-forged in Steele. The moondogs are responsible for maintaining Skycorp's most important off-world projects-and now they're going on strike.

  • Labyrinth of Night (Near Space #4)
    #4

    Labyrinth of Night (Near Space #4)

    Allen M. Steele

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1992

    On Mars, a research team encounters an ancient puzzle that only a guitarist can solveIn 2029, an American research team ventures to Mars to investigate an astounding find: a labyrinth older than humanity itself, whose maze of rooms conceals the deepest secrets of the red planet. In the final chamber, strange music plays, as chilling as it is beautiful. It will be the last thing the scientist who discovers it ever hears... more

  • A King of Infinite Space (Near Space #5)
    #5

    A King of Infinite Space (Near Space #5)

    Allen M. Steele

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1997

    Shady deals and forcible cryogenics keep the tension mounting in this hip new near-future novel from the Hugo Award-winning author of Tranquility Alternative and Orbital Decay. With its near-space setting, techno-adventure theme, and rock'n'roll style, it will appeal to both science fiction and mainstream readers. It Was One Hell of a Blackout... more

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