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  The Clockwork Rocket (Orthogonal) (Hardback) By (author) Greg Egan

  

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  Short Description for The Clockwork RocketAs 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.
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  • Publisher: NIGHT SHADE BOOKS
  • Published: 19 July 2011
  • Format: Hardback 344 pages
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  • Categories: Space Opera
  • ISBN 13: 9781597802277 ISBN 10: 1597802271
  • Sales rank: 67,347

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• 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.