The Lucky Strike {novelette}
by Kim Stanley Robinson
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In an alternate history in which Paul Tibbets fatally crashes his plane before the bombing of Hiroshima, Robinson tells an incisive tale of a bombardiers moral dilemma with dropping the atomic bomb on a civilian population and how he resolves it. A very good read.
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Kim Stanley Robinson was born in Orange County, California on March 23, 1952. He received a B. A. and Ph. D. from the University of California at San Diego and an M. A. from Boston University. His first trilogy of books, Orange County, collectively won a Nebula Award and two Hugo Awards. His other works include the Mars trilogy, 2312, and Aurora. show more He has won an Asimov Award, a World Fantasy Award, a Locus Reader's Poll Award, and a John W. Campbell Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- The Lucky Strike {novelette}
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- 1984
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- Claude Eatherly (cameo); Paul Tibbets
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- Atomic bombing of Hiroshima (alternate history)
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- A single work of short fiction. Do not combine with titles containing more than one work.
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