Tau Zero
by Poul Anderson
Taste attributes: science fictionrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalimaginaryglossybig & variedhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seemsfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, sweeping science-fiction novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
Poul Anderson's Tau Zero is an outstanding work of science fiction, in part because it combines two qualities that are often at odds in this genre: an interest in the emotional lives of its characters and a fascination with all things technological and scientific.
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- Author
- Poul Anderson
- Published
- 1970
- Pages
- 192
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