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If you liked this, you may like "House of Suns" by Alastair Reynolds. There's one chase scene that takes about 60,000 years.
by impostervt 10y ago
If you liked this, you may like "House of Suns" by Alastair Reynolds. There's one chase scene that takes about 60,000 years.
- pavel_lishin 10y agoI believe Larry Niven had one as well; I don't remember how long it lasted, due to relativistic effects. The Ethics of Madness, I think it was called.
- wiml 10y agoI think it lasted indefinitely. Both people had life-extension technology on their ships and they were Bussard ramjets of the "can accelerate forever" variety. Another classic relativistic story is Pohl's _Starburst_.
- andrewflnr 10y agoHouse of Suns generally seemed to make me viscerally feel Deep Time. I was rather impressed with that aspect in particular.
- kchoudhu 10y ago"The Forever War" was my first introduction to this form of time stretching. I actively search out authors who incorporate it into their storytelling, so I was thrilled when I stumbled across Alastair Reynolds' writing. I think I have all of his books now.
- pasbesoin 10y agoVinge's "A Deepness in the Sky".
- cookingrobot 10y agoI recommend Permutation City. https://www.amazon.com/Permutation-City-Greg-Egan-ebook/dp/B00FDWCPV2#navbar https://www.amazon.com/Permutation-City-Greg-Egan-ebook/dp/B...