138 86fd4e34-e817-4014-9ca1-4ddd229a0711 Redshift Rendezvous John E. Stith calibre (2.43.0) [http://calibre-ebook.com] 1990-03-02T00:00:00+00:00 <div><em>REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS</em><a name="redshift" jquery1296796450819="55"></a> (Ace paperback, June 1990). One man must stop starship hijackers from using an unusual starship to plunder a wealthy colony. Aboard the <em>Redshift</em>, light moves so slowly you can see its passage, and relativistic tricks are an integral part of shipboard life. Flip a light switch and see the room slowly fill with light. Run fast, and the view ahead shifts into blue, and you can create sonic booms. One component of the book is this slow-light thought experiment, a la <em>Flatland</em> by Edwin A. Abbott or <em>Mr. Tomkins in Wonderland</em> by George Gamow. (Appendix separates actual Theory of Relativity principles from speculation and fabrication.) Science Fiction Book Club selection, HOMer Award winner, <em>Science Fiction Chronicle</em> best of year list, <em>LOCUS</em> recommended Reading List, Nebula Award nominee. Optioned for film. </div> Arnoldo Mondadori Editore http://isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?384072 eng Novel nebula award for best novel finalist _isfdb Win of 1990 HOMer Award for SF Novel Nomination of 1991 Nebula Award for Novel