The Clockwork Rocket: Orthogonal Book One

Egan, Greg

ISBN 10: 1597802271 / ISBN 13: 9781597802277

Edité par Night Shade, 2011

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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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À propos de l?auteur: 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.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Clockwork Rocket: Orthogonal Book One
Éditeur : Night Shade
Date d'édition : 2011
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : good