Earthsearch

Hardcover, 256 pages

English language

Published Oct. 12, 1994 by Severn House Publishers.

ISBN:
978-0-7278-4689-1
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OCLC Number:
32509193

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4 stars (2 reviews)

The crew of the Challenger were in an agonising situation: they had been born on their starship and had never set foot on a planet, and yet the Earth was their spiritual home. For years they had studied holograms and videos of Earth in the Challenger's library, and had dreamed of the time when their ship would return so they could walk under the Earth's blue skies, feel warm summer breezes on their faces, and cool green grass beneath their feet. And now the Earth had vanished from their solar system. From clues discovered on the abandoned colonies of the other planets they learned that the people of Earth had taken their planet in search of a new sun--a sun that was not liable to become a nova. The crew decided to go in search of their lost planet. Even though the trail was half a million years cold...

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4 stars

"Nothing could be simpler. The lock is ignorance. . . Tomorrow we'll unlock it with knowledge."

This was an enjoyable read all around. Tied very closely to the dramas, which seem worth checking out, too.

Worth noting is that though many science fiction novels eschew travelling faster than light, this one follows that convention but also makes use of it in several situations to further the plot, time, or both.

There are several things that stuck in my craw - scientific observations that seemed nonsensical, a few minor things that seemed out of character and one or two little jarring things that made me pause a little. Nothing overly incongruous, and I was very impressed by the development of Elka and Bran. There were signs, but subtle and easily overlooked, which gave the whole thing a much more sinister feel (which was of course the intention).

There's something about the …

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Science Fiction
  • Science Fiction - General
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - Science Fiction