Rude Astronauts Author:Allen Steele ENTER THE WORLDS OF AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR ALLEN STEELE... — This collection features not only Allen Steele's compelling short fiction - including his first published story, "Live from the Mars Hotel," and the Diamondback Jack trilogy - but several fascinating nonfiction pieces dating from Steele's days as a science reporter. If y... more »ou are already a fan, you will want to add "Rude Astronauts" to your bookshelf. And if you're not a fan yet, you'll want to discover "an author with the potential to revitalize the Heinlein tradition" (Booklist) - a writer whose imagination travels to other worlds - and turns a mirror on our own.« less