Fifty men and women set out in the twenty-third century from Earth aboard an interstellar craft to travel to a planet some thirty light-years away. The ship will approach the speed of light and so (as Einstein predicted) subjective time on board will slow and so the journey of several decades will be of much shorter duration for the crew.
But the ship's deceleration system is irreparably damaged when it hits a cloud of interstellar dust and acceleration continues toward light speed, tau zero. Soon the ship is speeding through galaxies and eons are passing on board the ship in the blink of an eye ...
| ISBN: | 9780575077324 |
| Publication date: | 9th February 2006 |
| Author: | Poul Anderson |
| Publisher: | Gollancz an imprint of Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 189 pages |
| Series: | SF Masterworks |
| Genres: |
Science Fiction |
Fifty men and women set out in the twenty-third century from Earth aboard an interstellar craft to travel to a planet some thirty light-years away. The ship will approach the speed of light and so (as Einstein predicted) subjective time on board will slow and so the journey of several decades will be of much shorter duration for the crew.But the ship's deceleration system is irreparably damaged when it hits a cloud of interstellar dust and acceleration continues toward light speed, tau zero.
Tau Zero features in the following genres: Science Fiction
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Tau Zero was written by Poul Anderson and published by Gollancz an imprint of Orion
Tau Zero has 189 pages
Yes it is part of SF Masterworks series
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