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The Unorthodox Engineers are a misfit bunch of engineers, commanded by maverick engineer Fritz van Noon and including, amongst others, a convicted bank robber as quartermaster (on the entirely-sound grounds that he was likely to be the most capable person for the job). They solve problems of alien technology and weird planets in the future.
The Unorthodox Engineers contains:
The Railways Up on Cannis (1959)
The Subways of Tazoo (1964)
The Pen and the Dark (1966)
Getaway from Getawehi (1969)
The Black Hole of Negrav (1975)
The Unorthodox Engineers contains:
The Railways Up on Cannis (1959)
The Subways of Tazoo (1964)
The Pen and the Dark (1966)
Getaway from Getawehi (1969)
The Black Hole of Negrav (1975)
Ratings and reviews
4.8
5 reviews
Adam Tokelove
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February 3, 2016
I re read this collection. As an engineer the inverted sideways approach is inspiring!
Geoffrey McBride
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March 25, 2015
By far one of the best SciFi collection of short stories I've ever read.
Roger Hardiman
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November 3, 2018
Easy read with interesting stories and unexpected engineering solutions
About the author
Colin Kapp (1928 - 2007)
Born in 1928, Colin Kapp was both a British SF author and a worker in electronics, later becoming a freelance consultant in electroplating. His writing career began with the publication of 'Life Plan' in New Worlds in November 1958. Kapp is best known for his stories about the Unorthodox Engineers, which gained a modest cult following. He passed away in 2007.
For more information see www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/kapp_colin
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