![]() ![]() Both of those things are so prevalent in science fiction, it’s hard to believe there was a time without them, but that’s folly on our part. Well, let’s just ignore that little niggling thing of imminent death by fiery brick for right now and focus on the more important parts of “The Brick Moon.”įirstly, it’s the first science fiction story to predict satellites and the first to describe what is effectively a space station. A moon made out of brick would break up quickly, after all, and we’d be having to deal with asteroids falling to earth at an alarming rate. ![]() This is not going to be good science fiction because the title is not imaginative nor is it scientifically smart. Today, however, will be one of those times we make an exception because we are going back to 1870 with Edward Everett Hale’s “The Brick Moon.” And yes, if Hale’s name seems familiar to you, it’s because he’s famous for authoring “The Man Without a Country.” We don’t usually take our time machine further back than the 20th-century for Throwback Thursday, ’s ongoing column dedicated to the great science fiction of our past. ![]()
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