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Project Orion in Science Fiction
Project Orion is one of the great might-have-beens of the space age, and it is therefore no surprise to see that it features in many science fiction and alternate history stories. Here are some examples:
- In S. M. Stirling's novel,
The Stone Dogs,
nuclear pulse propulsion powered spacecraft are used to colonize the
solar system in an alternate version of the Cold War.
The Stone Dogs (Draka Novels) By S.M. Stirling
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- In
Larry Niven's
and
Jerry Pournelle's novel,
Footfall,
the United States
builds an Orion-like spaceship named Michael to fight
aliens who were attempting to conquer the Earth.
Footfall By Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
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- In Poul Anderson's
novel, Orion Shall Rise, the Project Orion is resurrected
several hundred years after a devasting nuclear war.
Orion Shall Rise By Poul Anderson
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Years after Earth is devastated by nuclear weapons, the survivors of a floating solar station above Europe assist the emergence of a low-tech civilization, until a treacherous faction seizes control of the station. Reissue.