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Plot summary. In the year 2178, a small Emergency Dispatch Ship (EDS) is launched from the interstellar cruiser Stardust to deliver desperately needed medicine to the frontier planet Woden. The EDS pilot, Barton, soon discovers a stowaway: 18-year-old Marilyn Lee Cross.
“The Cold Equations” by Tom Godwin Originally appeared in Astounding Science Fiction, Aug. 1954.
“The Cold Equations” is a science fiction short story by American author Tom Godwin, which originally appeared in a 1954 edition of Astounding magazine. The story stood out long after its publication and was considered one of the best science fiction short stories published before 1965.
Tom Godwin’s science-fiction story “The Cold Equations” takes place entirely aboard the Stardust, an Emergency Dispatch Ship (EDS) headed for the frontier planet Woden with a...
“The Cold Equations” takes place on a spaceship that is delivering emergency medical supplies to Woden, a distant colony world. The ship is stripped down as much as physically possible to get there fast and cheap.
The Cold Equations: Directed by Martin Lavut. With Terence Knox, Christianne Hirt, Barclay Hope, Michael J. Reynolds. Marilyn Lee Cross may not survive after she stows away on board a spacecraft.
The Cold Equations: Directed by Peter Geiger. With Billy Campbell, Poppy Montgomery, Daniel Roebuck, William R. Moses. Lt. John Barton is sent on a special mission to deliver a special vaccine to a distant mining colony. He is infuriated to find Lee, a stowaway aboard his spacecraft.
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Apr 27, 2021 · In “The Cold Equations,” Barton knows Marilyn’s name and learns some of her history, while to him the threatened colonists are a faceless and nameless mass.
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Apr 1, 2003 · Tom Godwin. Baen Publishing Enterprises, Apr 1, 2003 - Fiction - 448 pages. THE UNIVERSE DOESN'T CARE. A pilot is on an emergency mission to a planet whose colony is doomed if he doesn't get there...