More impressive than any of these is Redshift Rendezvous ( 1990), set on a Faster-than-Light starship travelling through a version of Hyperspace in which the speed of light is so low (22mph ) that Relativity effects are visible in everyday situations.

Death Tolls ( 1987) is a detective mystery set on a terraformed Mars (see also Terraforming), and Deep Quarry ( 1989), set on a planet far from the solar system (to which Stith had previously restricted himself), pits a private eye against various mysteries in a hard-boiled style. Memory Blank ( 1986) places a classic sf protagonist – a hero with Amnesia – on an L-5 Space Habitat (see Lagrange Point). His first novel, Scapescope ( 1984) – which is Hard SF like all his work – uses his work experience at the NORAD Cheyenne Mountain Complex to extrapolate on the nature of a defense complex in that location two centuries hence. My first thought was, Why couldn't I have come up with this?' My second thought, too.(1947- ) US software engineering manager and author who began to publish sf with 'Early Winter' in Fantastic for July 1979. 'This is absolutely one of the most terrific ideas for an SF novel I've seen in years. 'Redshift Rendezvous represents an ingenious exploration of an idea in a manner that only science fiction can allow.'

This is without question Stith's best work to date.' 'Mystery and adventure against a fascinating hard science background. 'If you love writers who play techy games with reality.pick this one up.' Now to that group which includes Clarke, Niven, Asimov, Bear, and Clement should be added the name of John E. 'The list of science fiction authors who play the game the hard way by sticking to the rules of science is all too short. (The appendix separates actual Theory of Relativity principles from speculation and fabrication.) Science Fiction Book Club selection, HOMer Award winner, Science Fiction Chronicle best of year list, LOCUS recommended Reading List, Nebula Award nominee. One component of the book is this slow-light thought experiment, a la Flatland by Edwin A. Run fast, and the view ahead shifts into blue, and you can create sonic booms. Flip a light switch and see the room slowly fill with light. Aboard the Redshift, light moves so slowly you can see its passage, and relativistic tricks are an integral part of shipboard life. One man must stop starship hijackers from using an unusual starship to plunder a wealthy colony.

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