Five Classic SF Stories About Tidally Locked Planets

Some worlds are just two-faced.

https://www.tor.com/2023/06/12/five-classic-sf-stories-about-tidally-locked-planets/
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James Nicoll wrote:

Five Classic SF Stories About Tidally Locked Planets

One of my favorites, and a more recent one that most in the article, is Nightside City by former rasfw denizen Lawrence Watt-Evans. Of course
that's a case of, "Well we thought it completely locked. Not quite.
Oops."


Brian

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On Monday, June 12, 2023 at 8:10:05 AM UTC-6, James Nicoll wrote:

Five Classic SF Stories About Tidally Locked Planets

Some worlds are just two-faced.

https://www.tor.com/2023/06/12/five-classic-sf-stories-about-tidally-locked-planets/

I find one thing puzzling about your description of Brian Aldiss'
Hothouse. Presumably, to "go up" means to move to the Moon.

Given the perilous situation on Earth, shouldn't those capable of
reproduction be among those taking advantage of the opportunity
to move elsewhere?

Ah, but maybe the idea is that they will... _if_ the expendable elders
find out that survival is actually possible on the Moon.

John Savard

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