Comments on: Four Great Science Fiction Stories That Contain Long Walks http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2009/09/02/four-great-science-fiction-stories-that-contain-long-walks/ The Best Science Fiction Short Stories - and where to find them! Fri, 18 May 2012 17:04:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rusty http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2009/09/02/four-great-science-fiction-stories-that-contain-long-walks/comment-page-1/#comment-4292 Rusty Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:51:47 +0000 http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/?p=551#comment-4292 Hey SF Fangirl, Wow - thanks for pointing out that story. I had never heard of it, but it does fit the theme exactly. I'll definitely add that story to my list. Hey SF Fangirl,

Wow – thanks for pointing out that story. I had never heard of it, but it does fit the theme exactly. I’ll definitely add that story to my list.

]]> By: SF Fangirl http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2009/09/02/four-great-science-fiction-stories-that-contain-long-walks/comment-page-1/#comment-4286 SF Fangirl Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:44:54 +0000 http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/?p=551#comment-4286 Given the title of your post, I was shocked not to see "Edward Bear and the Very Long Walk" by Ken Scholes on your list. It has the words very long walk in the title. And there's a spaceship crash. I don't think the distance will win any awards, but Edward is an anamatronic bear so walking and climbing on a alien planet is very dfficult for him. It's actually a very moving and emotional story. I listened to it on escapepod: http://escapepod.org/2008/02/21/ep146-edward-bear-and-the-very-long-walk/, and highly recommend it. Given the title of your post, I was shocked not to see “Edward Bear and the Very Long Walk” by Ken Scholes on your list. It has the words very long walk in the title. And there’s a spaceship crash. I don’t think the distance will win any awards, but Edward is an anamatronic bear so walking and climbing on a alien planet is very dfficult for him. It’s actually a very moving and emotional story. I listened to it on escapepod: http://escapepod.org/2008/02/21/ep146-edward-bear-and-the-very-long-walk/, and highly recommend it.

]]> By: Rusty http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2009/09/02/four-great-science-fiction-stories-that-contain-long-walks/comment-page-1/#comment-4172 Rusty Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:56:08 +0000 http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/?p=551#comment-4172 Thanks mmcshrry! That story sounds like a good one - I'll have to see if I can find it. Thanks mmcshrry! That story sounds like a good one – I’ll have to see if I can find it.

]]> By: mmcshrry http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2009/09/02/four-great-science-fiction-stories-that-contain-long-walks/comment-page-1/#comment-4171 mmcshrry Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:02:04 +0000 http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/?p=551#comment-4171 A lunar tractor is caught in a landslide as it attempts to descend Plato's inner ringwall to reach the crater floor. The only survivor must walk back to the base established within Archimedes crater--- a good 350-400 mile jaunt across the Mare Imbrium. A lunar tractor is caught in a landslide as it attempts to descend Plato’s inner ringwall to reach the crater floor. The only survivor must walk back to the base established within Archimedes crater— a good 350-400 mile jaunt across the Mare Imbrium.

]]> By: Rusty http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2009/09/02/four-great-science-fiction-stories-that-contain-long-walks/comment-page-1/#comment-4170 Rusty Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:11:19 +0000 http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/?p=551#comment-4170 mmcshrry, I couldn't find much information about "Moonwalk" - can anybody fill me in on the details? mmcshrry, I couldn’t find much information about “Moonwalk” – can anybody fill me in on the details?

]]> By: Rusty http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2009/09/02/four-great-science-fiction-stories-that-contain-long-walks/comment-page-1/#comment-4169 Rusty Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:08:42 +0000 http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/?p=551#comment-4169 John, Thanks for pointing out <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Walk" rel="nofollow">The Long Walk</a>. I see that it started in Van Buren, Maine and went to Danvers, Massachusetts. According to MapQuest that is about 412 miles - so yeah, that definitely qualifies! John, Thanks for pointing out The Long Walk. I see that it started in Van Buren, Maine and went to Danvers, Massachusetts. According to MapQuest that is about 412 miles – so yeah, that definitely qualifies!

]]> By: mmcshrry http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2009/09/02/four-great-science-fiction-stories-that-contain-long-walks/comment-page-1/#comment-4168 mmcshrry Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:41:11 +0000 http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/?p=551#comment-4168 "Moonwalk" (1952) by H. B. Fyfe “Moonwalk” (1952) by H. B. Fyfe

]]> By: John D. http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2009/09/02/four-great-science-fiction-stories-that-contain-long-walks/comment-page-1/#comment-4167 John D. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:00:56 +0000 http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/?p=551#comment-4167 Does Stephen King's novella "The Long Walk" count? Does Stephen King’s novella “The Long Walk” count?

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