The Chief Designer
By Andy Duncan
2001
First Published
3.63
Average Rating
300
Number of Pages
This story, an alternate history masterpiece, is told from the point of view of Korolev, the "Chief" who managed the most crucial years of the secret Soviet space program, and his assistant and eventual successor, Aksyonov. The story spans from World War II, when Korolev was released from a prison camp to design rockets, to 1997 and the Mir space station. This endearing story won the 2002 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for best short science fiction of the year. This unabridged reading by Jared Doreck, on two audio CDs, is 132 minutes in length.
Avg Rating
3.63
Number of Ratings
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