Godspeed

By Charles Sheffield

Book Overview

Non-stop action marks this adventure of a young man who braves danger and intrigue to rediscover the secrets of faster-than-light travel. When an old, sick spacer named Paddy Enderton shows young Jay Hara some very strange devices and tells Jay that he has found a Godspeed base out in the asteroid belt, Jay is eager to believe. . . .

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312853173
• ISBN13: 9780312853174
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.3" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

A really great slant on alien invasion stories

I'm a huge fan of Charles Sheffield, and he doesn't disappoint with this story. The plot is great. Two people discover a way to travel faster than light, but are told it is impossible even after they have the pictures to show it. They continue to pursue it anyway. Then aliens show up to warn the Earth about the dangers of experimenting with faster than lightspeed, claiming they spent 25 years traveling across the galaxy to warn Earth. The two smell fraud, but are thrown in jail before they can do anything about it. The scientific ideas are good. The social ramifications are great. The twist on Aliens was really nice. And the dialogue and writing itself is excellent. I highly recommend this story to lovers of classic scifi.

Not Free SF Reader

A Science Fiction Story Alien FTL fib busting. 4.5 out of 5

Treasure Island in the Space-Time Continuum

A very well done takeoff of the RLS masterpiece with science used cleverly.

A great science-fiction adventure!

This is the first book I read by this author, and it is still my favorite. It combines mystery, adventure, and the coming-of-age of a character you really get to care about. Definitely recommended!

Classic tail told for sci-fi fans

This is a very well told story. It reminded me of the Robert Heinlein I read years ago. Great character development with the main characters, especially the protagonist. It was a quick read; very enjoyable.