And the generation ship aspect adds yet a different twist. There is a lot of detail that would make no sense to anyone but a science fiction buff. You have to be interested in the construction of a space ship. But he survives, and he slowly finds out who he might be and where he is.īesides describing the Ship, this novel also deals with the ethical and psychological aspects of sending humans on such trips. The environment is completely alien and very hostile. He does not know where he is and who he is.

A man wakes up busting out of a pod, naked, freezing, wet, and in darkness. Hull Zero Three is a story of such a generation ship. There are a lot of things that can go wrong on a journey that lasts centuries. Just imagine you live on a ship that arrives on a new planet that you will populate now, and you know that the ship left 240 years ago – when we signed the Declaration of Independence. The generation that finally eventually arrives never knew earth, never lived on a planet, and never experienced the outdoors. They live their lives on the ship, they have children, and grandchildren, and grand-grandchildren who all live and die on the ship. So to get anywhere, a ship has to be outfitted so the crew that leaves never arrives. If a ship could travel at a tenth of the speed of light it would take 40 years to travel to the nearest star. The stars are so far away, with the closest being four light years distant, that it’s nearly impossible to visit other stars with any technology we can imagine. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the.Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear is a generation ship story. Fine A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. Title Page A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the. Jacket Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps. Edges The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a.

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