《Periodic Table Magnesium 》作者：- Michael Swanwick 【EPUB】

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Michael Swanwick's Periodic Table of Science Fiction 12 Mg Magnesium 24.312 Under's Game The spaceships burned brightly in the vacuum between stars. They were a hundred miles long at a minimum. The tiny ships of the Space Force darted in and out among the flaming wrecks, dodging the Invader fleet's death rays when they could and dying when they couldn't. Courage was on the side of the Space Force. Numbers were on the side of the Invaders. "It doesn't make any sense," Under said petulantly. "How can they burn in outer space? There's no air there. It's stupid." "The hulls are made of pure magnesium. The Invaders breathe oxygen. One direct hit, and the two combine. What's so hard to believe about that?" his instructor asked the young military genius. "Let's test your skill. Take the controls. Show me how good you are." Under picked up the pad, shifted forces along seven vectors at once, launched plasma torpedoes, and suddenly a full quarter of the Invader fleet was in flames. Then he threw the controller aside