![]() Stith.""-Dan Simmons""If you love writers who play techy games with reality.pick this one up.""-Analog""Mystery and adventure against a fascinating hard science background. Now to that group which includes Clarke, Niven, Asimov, Bear, and Clement should be added the name of John E. (The appendix separates actual Theory of Relativity principles from speculation and fabrication.) Science Fiction Book Club selection, HOMer Award winner, Science Fiction Chronicle best of year list, LOCUS recommended Reading List, Nebula Award nominee.Praise for Redshift Rendezvous""The list of science fiction authors who play the game the hard way by sticking to the rules of science is all too short. One component of the book is this slow-light thought experiment, a la Flatland by Edwin A. ![]() ![]() ![]() Run fast, and the view ahead shifts into blue, and you can create sonic booms. Flip a light switch and see the room slowly fill with light. Aboard the Redshift, light moves so slowly you can see its passage, and relativistic tricks are an integral part of shipboard life. One man must stop starship hijackers from using an unusual starship to plunder a wealthy colony. ![]() ![]()
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