An American science fiction author. Godwin published three novels and twentyseven short stories. His controversial hard SF short story "The Cold Equations" is a notable example of the mid-1950s science fiction genre.

Contents

And Devious the Line of Duty (1962)

The Helpful Hand of God (1961)

Cry from a Far Planet (1958)

The Nothing Equation (1957)

Space Prison (1958)

And Devious the Line of Duty (1962)

Sometimes the most diligent and loyal thingan old man can do is fumble, drink beer, and let a young man get into trouble....

The Helpful Hand of God (1961)

The helpful hand of God... can be very helpful indeed. But of course, it's long been known that God helps those who wisely help themselves...

Cry from a Far Planet (1958)

The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified. A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind.

The Nothing Equation (1957)

The space ships were miracles of power and precision; the men who manned them, rich in endurance and courage. Every detail had been checked and double checked; every detail except--

Space Prison (1958)

For seven weeks the Constellation had been plunging through hyperspace with her eight thousand colonists; fleeing like a hunted thing with her communicators silenced and her drives moaning and thundering. Up in the control room, Irene had been told, the needles of the dials danced against the red danger lines day and night.