Except, this Star Trek show goes the furthest away in time and space as is possible. 25 men and 25 women, a colonization mission to a planet 30 lightyears away. We meet the ship and its crew and the facilities on board. By some seen as the quintessential hard-SF book, the science drives the plot while the characters merely try to cope with what’s happening.Īt the start of the novel, a Star Trek like surrounding is sketched. A handful of his best have always remained in print, and Tau Zero is one of them. This was at a time when science fiction books were still around 200 pages, but a staggering bibliography nonetheless. Poul Anderson was a prolific SF and fantasy author, producing about a 100 books in 50 years’ time. As the ship approaches light speed, time slows down on board and the crew witness eons and galaxies go by, all the way up to the dissolution of the universe. The space ship Leonora Christine gets irreparably damaged and now can’t stop accelerating.
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