Au temps pour l'espace
A Science Fiction, Fiction book. One of the few books I`ve read multiple times - I first met...
The Lexman Spacedrive gave humanity the stars, but at a fantastic price. Interstellar exploration, colonization and trade became things of reality. The benefits to Earth were enormous. But because of the Fitzgerald Contraction, a man who shipped out to space could never live a normal life on Earth again. Travelling at speeds close to that of light, spacemen lived at an accelerated pace. A nine-year trip to Alpha Centauri and back seemed to take only six weeks to people on a spaceship. When they returned, their friends and relatives had aged enormously in comparison, old customs had changed, even the language was different. Alan was a spacer, just like his...
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- Pages: 247 pages
- ISBN: 9782265019690 / 2265019690
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Read this when I was 10. Made a big impression on me. Not for adults. One of the few books I`ve read multiple times - I first met sci fi as a kid and for some reason I always remember this particular book . I`ve ran into it 2x in the 20 years or so since I read it first and had to read it both times. I might have to read it again so I can write up a credible review One of the few books I`ve read multiple... An excellent an competently written juvenile Silverberg novel. Deals with the Lorentz-Fitzgerald effect as does L. Ron Hubbard's "To the Stars aka Return to Tomorrow". This is dealing with the issue of time dilation from traveling at near light speed. It is a wonderful fast paced story written in the classic fifties style. Much like...
