They built a ship called the Southern Cross and launched her to Alpha Crucis. Centuries passed, civilisations rose and fell, the very races of mankind changed, and still the ship fell on her headlong journey toward the distant star.
After ten generations the Southern Cross was the farthest thing from Earth of any human work - but she was still not halfway to her goal.
Here is an absolutely absorbingly exciting tale of the far future from one of the giants in the field of Science Fiction writing.
**
Review
“A serious, occasionally grave, but ultimately enriching philosophical story about what it really means to be human . . . Anderson deftly matches white-knuckle suspense with introspective moments. . . . Poignant . . . Often exhilarating, The Enemy Stars is a fine example of early hard SF that manages to incorporate humanist themes with equal success. The climactic surprise is dang swell, too.” —SFReviews.net
“One of science fiction’s most influential and prolific writers . . . Anderson’s appetite for colossal themes was remarkable, even by the grandiloquent standards of his trade.” —The Daily Telegraph
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“A serious, occasionally grave, but ultimately enriching philosophical story about what it really means to be human . . . Anderson deftly matches white-knuckle suspense with introspective moments. . . . Poignant . . . Often exhilarating, The Enemy Stars is a fine example of early hard SF that manages to incorporate humanist themes with equal success. The climactic surprise is dang swell, too.” —SFReviews.net
“One of science fiction’s most influential and prolific writers . . . Anderson’s appetite for colossal themes was remarkable, even by the grandiloquent standards of his trade.” —The Daily Telegraph
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They built a ship called the Southern Cross and launched her to Alpha Crucis. Centuries passed, civilisations rose and fell, the very races of mankind changed, and still the ship fell on her headlong journey toward the distant star.
After ten generations the Southern Cross was the farthest thing from Earth of any human work - but she was still not halfway to her goal.
Here is an absolutely absorbingly exciting tale of the far future from one of the giants in the field of Science Fiction writing.
**
Review
“A serious, occasionally grave, but ultimately enriching philosophical story about what it really means to be human . . . Anderson deftly matches white-knuckle suspense with introspective moments. . . . Poignant . . . Often exhilarating, The Enemy Stars is a fine example of early hard SF that manages to incorporate humanist themes with equal success. The climactic surprise is dang swell, too.” —SFReviews.net
“One of science fiction’s most influential and prolific writers . . . Anderson’s appetite for colossal themes was remarkable, even by the grandiloquent standards of his trade.” —The Daily Telegraph
About the Author
“A serious, occasionally grave, but ultimately enriching philosophical story about what it really means to be human . . . Anderson deftly matches white-knuckle suspense with introspective moments. . . . Poignant . . . Often exhilarating, The Enemy Stars is a fine example of early hard SF that manages to incorporate humanist themes with equal success. The climactic surprise is dang swell, too.” —SFReviews.net
“One of science fiction’s most influential and prolific writers . . . Anderson’s appetite for colossal themes was remarkable, even by the grandiloquent standards of his trade.” —The Daily Telegraph