(ReacTor) Five SF Stories About Owning the Entire Earth

[James Nicoll]

Five SF Stories About Owning the Entire Earth

What happens when one individual owns the whole planet?

https://reactormag.com/five-sf-stories-about-owning-the-entire-earth/

[Lynn McGuire]

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Five SF Stories About Owning the Entire Earth
What happens when one individual owns the whole planet?
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Zero for five.

Lynn

[Don_from_AZ]

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Five SF Stories About Owning the Entire Earth
What happens when one individual owns the whole planet?
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Zero for five.
Lynn

I've read Knight Moves, and also Norstrilia, although it's been quite a
while for the latter. I'll have to go back and read some of Cordwainer
Smith over again.

[William Hyde]

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Five SF Stories About Owning the Entire Earth
What happens when one individual owns the whole planet?
https://reactormag.com/five-sf-stories-about-owning-the-entire-earth/

Zero for five.
Lynn

I've read Knight Moves, and also Norstrilia, although it's been quite a
while for the latter. I'll have to go back and read some of Cordwainer
Smith over again.

I found it rewarding. There's a lot in Smith that I didn't get the
first time. Well, virtually everything.

William Hyde

[Scott Lurndal]

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Five SF Stories About Owning the Entire Earth
What happens when one individual owns the whole planet?
https://reactormag.com/five-sf-stories-about-owning-the-entire-earth/

Zero for five.
Lynn

I've read Knight Moves, and also Norstrilia, although it's been quite a
while for the latter. I'll have to go back and read some of Cordwainer
Smith over again.

I found it rewarding. There's a lot in Smith that I didn't get the
first time. Well, virtually everything.

I've read the Dickson. I'll have to check out the Smith, if I can
find it.

I did see Jupiter Ascending, however to me Jupiter Jones will
always be associated with the _Three Investigators_ series.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Investigators

[Titus G]

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Five SF Stories About Owning the Entire Earth
What happens when one individual owns the whole planet?
https://reactormag.com/five-sf-stories-about-owning-the-entire-earth/

Zero for five.
Lynn

I've read Knight Moves, and also Norstrilia, although it's been quite a
while for the latter. I'll have to go back and read some of Cordwainer
Smith over again.

I found it rewarding. There's a lot in Smith that I didn't get the
first time. Well, virtually everything.

I've read the Dickson. I'll have to check out the Smith, if I can
find it.

Mine is on the Kindle which I see is now $12 on Amazon (Australia). I
was surprised to read ridiculous prices for paperbacks there in the
hundreds with the lowest being over $60 and used books worth just as
much and sometimes more.
Anyway, I gave it three stars back in 2022 with the first half just
brilliant.

[Tony Nance]

Post by James Nicoll
Five SF Stories About Owning the Entire Earth
What happens when one individual owns the whole planet?
https://reactormag.com/five-sf-stories-about-owning-the-entire-earth/

Three out of five (Smith, Budrys, Williams), though I forget most of the
Williams. Michaelmas might be my favorite Budrys - I really enjoyed it.

Hm - it's been a long long time, but do I recall correctly that
Valentine Michael Smith owns Mars?

Tony

[Paul S Person]

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Five SF Stories About Owning the Entire Earth
What happens when one individual owns the whole planet?
https://reactormag.com/five-sf-stories-about-owning-the-entire-earth/

Three out of five (Smith, Budrys, Williams), though I forget most of the
Williams. Michaelmas might be my favorite Budrys - I really enjoyed it.
Hm - it's been a long long time, but do I recall correctly that
Valentine Michael Smith owns Mars?

If he does, it is only by Earth law.

The natives, I would expect, have their own opinion on who owns their
planet.

[Tony Nance]

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Post by James Nicoll
Five SF Stories About Owning the Entire Earth
What happens when one individual owns the whole planet?
https://reactormag.com/five-sf-stories-about-owning-the-entire-earth/

Three out of five (Smith, Budrys, Williams), though I forget most of the
Williams. Michaelmas might be my favorite Budrys - I really enjoyed it.
Hm - it's been a long long time, but do I recall correctly that
Valentine Michael Smith owns Mars?

If he does, it is only by Earth law.
The natives, I would expect, have their own opinion on who owns their
planet.

Excellent - thanks. That makes perfect sense, and some searching agrees.
- Tony

[BCFD 36]

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Five SF Stories About Owning the Entire Earth
What happens when one individual owns the whole planet?
https://reactormag.com/five-sf-stories-about-owning-the-entire-earth/

I have read Norstrilia sometime long ago in my misspent youth but
remember nothing about it. The rest actually look interesting and I may
give them a try.