The Clockwork Rocket: Orthogonal Book One: 1 - Hardcover

Egan, Greg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1597802271 ISBN 13: 9781597802277

Publisher: Night Shade Books, 2011

Synopsis

In Yalda's universe, light has no universal speed and its creation generates energy. On Yalda's world, plants make food by emitting their own light into the dark night sky. As a child, Yalda witnesses one of a series of strange meteors, the Hurtlers, that are entering the planetary system at an immense, unprecedented speed. It becomes apparent that her world is in imminent danger - and the task of dealing with the Hurtlers will require knowledge and technology far beyond anything her civilization has yet achieved! Only one solution seems tenable: if a spacecraft can be sent on a journey at sufficiently high speed, its trip will last many generations for those on board, but it will return after just a few years have passed at home. The travelers will have a chance to discover the science their planet urgently needs, and bring it back in time to avert disaster.

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About the Author

Greg Egan is a computer programmer and the author of the acclaimed SF novels Permutation City, Diaspora, Teranesia, and Quarantine, and the Orthogonal trilogy, all published by Night Shade Books. He has won the Hugo Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. Egan's short fiction has been published in a variety of places, including Interzone, Asimov's, and Nature. He lives in Australia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Night Shade Books
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1597802271
• ISBN 13: 9781597802277
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 344