Bob Shaw. The Fugitive Worlds (1989) Trans. from English A. Zhikarentseva. Before you is one of the most original worlds in the entire history of the science fiction genre. Here two planets revolve around each other, connected by a common atmosphere... Here interplanetary travel is carried out in balloons, and the main weapon in interplanetary war is a bow and arrow. Here, things that are familiar to us are used in very unusual ways - and used successfully! Bob Shaw's endlessly fascinating science fiction trilogy takes place here!