Approaching Omega
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Publisher Description
//~Mission to locate Earth-temperate planet for colonisation: failed …
//~1000 years out from Earth base, damage to colony sleeper hangars 1, 3 and 4 sustained … all lives lost … hangars 2 and 5 still operational …
//~Mission parameters adjusted: Augmentation of colonists to commence …
//~Request all drones and ’bots to medical units to begin experimentation …
"British writing with a deft, understated touch: wonderful" - New Scientist.
"SF infused with a cosmopolitan and literary sensibility... accomplished and
affecting" - Paul McAuley.
"One of the very best of the new generation of British SF writers" - Vector
"Eric Brown has an enviable talent for writing stories which are the essence
of modern science fiction and yet show a passionate concern for the human
predicament and human values" - Bob Shaw.
Customer Reviews
Interesting Novella
This is an interesting and fast paced read. The story is quite similar to the later novel Hull Zero Three, by Greg Bear. This is well worth a read, and I'd also recommend Bear's book since he is able to develop a more complex plot with the extra length of a novel.