Orthogonal book 1 · 2011
The Clockwork Rocket
On a world where the physics of light is different from ours, a scientist named Yalda discovers that the planet is threatened by meteors travelling at infinite speed. The only hope is to launch a mountain into space as a generation ship.
Spoiler-free summary written for The Recurring Cast.
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Book facts
- Author
- Greg Egan
- Series
- Orthogonal, book 1 of 3
- Published
- 2011
- Setting
- Set in Virtual and invented worlds
- Characters charted
- 1
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Clockwork Rocket
1 recurring or key character from Greg Egan’s chart. Introduces Yalda.
Lead 1
- YaldaFirst appearanceScientist of an alien world