Higher Education
A Jupiter™ Novel
HIGHER EDUCATION
When a misfired practical joke gets him kicked out of school, Rick Luban thinks he has nowhere to go but down. Instead, he gets a second chance—and a whole new life—when he signs up for a career in asteroid mining. Life in space proves more challenging than Rick expected. Competition is heated between the new recruits of Vanguard Mining, and the harsh realities of space allow absolutely no room for error. On his way to a brighter future, Rick faces ever more demanding tests, as well as the very real dangers of sabotage and murder....
Cover Art by Vincent Di Fate
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Hardcover
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.
First Printing, June 1996 by Tor Books
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sheffield, Charles. Higher education / Charles Sheffield & Jerry Pournelle. p. c.m. "A Tom Doherty Associates book." ISBN 0-312-86174-5 I. Pournelle, Jerry. II. Title. PS3569.H39253H54 ' 1996 813'54—dc20 95-52875 CIP
First Edition: June 1996
Printed in the United States of America
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ISBN-13: 978-0-312-86174-2 ISBN-10: 0-312-86174-5
Copyright ©January 1996, by Kirkwood Research Inc., and Jerry Pournelle. A modified version of this novel was serialized in Analog magazine.All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form.
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