The Resource The clockwork rocket, Greg Egan
The clockwork rocket, Greg Egan
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- Summary
- "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."--Dust jacket flap
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The clockwork rocket
- Title
- The clockwork rocket
- Statement of responsibility
- Greg Egan
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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."--Dust jacket flap
- Summary
- When Yalda discovers a celestial object that seems certain to strike her planet, she tries to build and launch a rocket that will take her people to safety and give them the time to learn the technology to save their world
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10013853
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1961-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Egan, Greg
- Dewey number
- 823.914
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Orthogonal
- Series volume
- 0001
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Space flight
- Technology
- Meteors
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The clockwork rocket, Greg Egan
- Control code
- 000047176471
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 328 p.
- Isbn
- 9781597802277
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)707971025
- Label
- The clockwork rocket, Greg Egan
- Control code
- 000047176471
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 328 p.
- Isbn
- 9781597802277
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)707971025
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