Godspeed
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Book Overview
Growing up on the isolated space colony of Erin, Jay Hara dreams about the legendary days of interstellar trade and the Godspeed ships, until an old, sick spacer named Paddy Enderton tells him of a hidden Godspeed base. Reprint.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0812519922
ISBN13:9780812519921
Release Date:November 1994
Publisher:Tor Books
Length:352 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"
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5 ratings
A really great slant on alien invasion stories
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I'm a huge fan of Charles Sheffield, and he doesn't disappoint with this story. The plot is great. Two people discover a way to travel faster than light, but are told it is impossible even after they have the pictures to show it. They continue to pursue it anyway. Then aliens show up to warn the Earth about the dangers of experimenting with faster than lightspeed, claiming they spent 25 years traveling across the galaxy to warn Earth. The two smell fraud, but are thrown in jail before they can do anything about it. The scientific ideas are good. The social ramifications are great. The twist on Aliens was really nice. And the dialogue and writing itself is excellent. I highly recommend this story to lovers of classic scifi.
Not Free SF Reader
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
A Science Fiction Story Alien FTL fib busting. 4.5 out of 5
Treasure Island in the Space-Time Continuum
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
A very well done takeoff of the RLS masterpiece with science used cleverly.
A great science-fiction adventure!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is the first book I read by this author, and it is still my favorite. It combines mystery, adventure, and the coming-of-age of a character you really get to care about. Definitely recommended!
Classic tail told for sci-fi fans
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This is a very well told story. It reminded me of the Robert Heinlein I read years ago. Great character development with the main characters, especially the protagonist. It was a quick read; very enjoyable.
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