Re:The Long Chase
by impostervt on Saturday July 30, 2016 @09:14PM
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If you liked this, you may like "House of Suns" by Alastair Reynolds. There's one chase scene that takes about 60,000 years.
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"The Forever War" was my first introduction to this form of time stretching. I actively search out authors who incorporate it into their storytelling, so I was thrilled when I stumbled across Alastair Reynolds' writing.
I think I have all of his books now.
Vinge's "A Deepness in the Sky".
Re:The Long Chase
by pavel_lishin on Saturday July 30, 2016 @11:51PM
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I believe Larry Niven had one as well; I don't remember how long it lasted, due to relativistic effects.
The Ethics of Madness, I think it was called.
I think it lasted indefinitely. Both people had life-extension technology on their ships and they were Bussard ramjets of the "can accelerate forever" variety.
Another classic relativistic story is Pohl's _Starburst_.
Re:The Long Chase
by andrewflnr on Sunday July 31, 2016 @01:08AM
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House of Suns generally seemed to make me viscerally feel Deep Time. I was rather impressed with that aspect in particular.
Re:The Long Chase
by cookingrobot on Sunday July 31, 2016 @03:17AM
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I recommend Permutation City. https://www.amazon.com/Permutation-City-Greg-Egan-ebook/dp/B...