To Ignite a Fire on Enceladus and Jack London's To Build a Fire
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"To Ignite a Fire on Enceladus" is an imaginative science fiction variation or update on Jack London's "To Build a Fire," a 1908 classic story for survival in the frozen terrain of the Yukon. Except now, a space miner is struggling to stay alive on an icy moon of Saturn where he has crash-landed with a dog. But Enceladus is no ordinary moon; it has ice volcanoes that regularly erupt, blasting water, ice, and different kinds of gases into space toward the rings of Saturn. This peculiar feature of Enceladus gives the space miner hope that he can replenish the energy in his and the dog's special suits before they both freeze in the 200-below zero temperatures.
Because "To Ignite a Fire on Enceladus" directly descends from "To Build a Fire," it seems natural to include both stories together in one book. Now readers can compare the stories easily, and the stories can even be used for more serious study and comparison by teachers and students in literature and English courses (see Study Guide and Exercises).
Vincent Miskell
Vincent Miskell is a college instructor, a writer, and a poet. He is the co-author (along with his wife Jane) of OVERCOMING ANXIETY AT WORK and MOTIVATION AT WORK. His short fiction has appeared in ROSEBUD, INTERTEXT, ECLIPSE, and in the SF paperback anthology, the AGE OF WONDER. His poetry has appeared in THE LYRIC, POETIC VOICES OF AMERICA, and MOBIUS. In 2006, his poem "Screen Savior" was nominated for a Rhysling Award and his poems have been published in ASIMOV'S SF mag (Sept. and Oct./Nov. 2006 and March 2010). His poem, "Seven Dates with a Time Traveler," appeared online in the May 2007 issue of FROM THE ASYLUM. "Giving the World Away for Almost You" appeared in the December 2010 issue of AOIFE'S KISS. "Godspeed Inc," a novelette, begins the Naomi Kinder SF adventure series, which continues in the full-length novel, RESCUING THE FUTURE. Two more novels in the series are in the works.
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To Ignite a Fire on Enceladus and Jack London's To Build a Fire - Vincent Miskell
To Ignite a Fire on Enceladus and Jack London's To Build a Fire
by Vincent Miskell
Copyright 2011 Vincent Miskell
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To Ignite a Fire on Enceladus and Jack London's To Build a Fire are works of fiction set in an imaginary universe, where names, characters, events, and things are used fictitiously. People, organizations, means of communication, and places in that imaginary universe are not meant to represent real places, real organizations, real means of communication, or real people in whole or in part. In fact, everything in this work’s imaginary universe is fictional. Any similarities or resemblances to real people, organizations, places, or things (to anything at all) in the past, present, or future are purely coincidental.
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Also by the Author
Godspeed Inc.: A Naomi Kinder Adventure is a free novelette, the first in the series of Naomi Kinder SF Adventures.
Godspeed is followed by Rescuing the Future: A Naomi Kinder Novel.
Death and Faxes: A Science Fiction Story
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Contents
Cover
Title Page and Copyright
License Notes
Disclaimer
Also by the Author
Introduction
Study Guide Notes
To Ignite a Fire on Enceladus
About the Author
To Build a Fire
About Jack London
Study Guide Exercises
Introduction
"To Ignite a Fire on Enceladus" is an imaginative science fiction variation or update on Jack London's To Build a Fire,
a 1908 classic story for survival in the frozen terrain of the Yukon. Except now, a space miner is struggling to stay alive on an icy moon of Saturn where he has crash-landed with a dog. But Enceladus is no ordinary moon; it has ice volcanoes that regularly erupt, blasting water, ice, and different kinds of gases into space toward the rings of Saturn. This peculiar feature of Enceladus gives the space miner hope that he can replenish the energy in his and the dog's special suits before they both freeze in the 200-below zero temperatures.
Because To Ignite a Fire on Enceladus
directly descends from To Build a Fire,
it seems natural to include both stories together in one book. Now readers can compare the stories easily, and the stories can even be used for more serious study and comparison by teachers and students in literature and English courses (see Study Guide and Exercises).
Some readers may object that Jack London's naturalistic style and the realism of To Build a Fire
conflict with a work of speculative fiction, set on a moon over a billion kilometers from the Earth. But just as London's story is part fiction, part fact, so is To Ignite a Fire on Enceladus.
Most of the scientific information and descriptions in the story are based on probes that have passed Saturn, and particularly its unusual moon, Enceladus. It has, in many ways, just as naturalistic
a setting as the original story. Yet of course, it is something else again because it is science fiction, a very popular kind of imaginative fiction or genre in the 21st century.
Therefore, whether readers come to these stories for entertainment or for study or both, some surprises are ahead. Neither story compromises concerning the dangers of the extreme, inhospitable environments the main characters find themselves in, nor do these strange environments forgive
mistakes. Readers must bear in mind that such extreme environments require the utmost diligence and skill and that the slightest delay or error in judgment can be deadly.
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Study Guide Notes
As you read both these stories, bear in mind that they are written in an objective style that tries to realistically portray an individual-against-nature
struggle almost devoid of sentiment or strong emotion. In the extremely cold and isolated environments (settings ) of these stories, the usual social influences are minimal because other people are