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I found weird alien physics tricks in later books well beyond realism. The “spaceship speed limit” thing in particular. My memory is a bit fuzzy, but I remember
by avian 8y ago
I found weird alien physics tricks in later books well beyond realism. The “spaceship speed limit” thing in particular. My memory is a bit fuzzy, but I remember it was kind of inconsistent, applying to some objects and not the others as it fit the plot.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoIt was consistent AFAIR, though it dropped at least once during that book. For those who haven't read (spoiler), the "spaceship speed limit" refers to a particular region of artificial space, where there was an alien object whose defense mechanisms involved capturing everything moving faster than a set limit relative to it. That limit was adjusted by the object based on perceived danger, and if you happened to cross it, you'd be slowed down without any regard to what sudden high deceleration does to you. Personally, I liked the protomolecule stuff, and my biggest complain was that there's so little of it in the books. 90% of the writing involves bog-standard real physics, and the protomolecule trickery only shows up occasionally.