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  • The Clockwork Rocket (Orthogonal, #1)

    (By Greg Egan)

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    Author Greg Egan
    “Book Descriptions: 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 that the task of dealing with the Hurtlers will require knowledge and technology far beyond anything her civilisation 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 travellers will have a chance to discover the science their planet urgently needs, and bring it back in time to avert disaster.”

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