The Ragged Astronauts

The Ragged Astronauts is a novel by Bob Shaw published in 1986.

Plot summary

The Ragged Astronauts is a novel in which interplanetary travel is possible by hot-air balloon.[1]

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed The Ragged Astronauts for White Dwarf #81, and stated that "Pi, in this book, equals 3. Therefore the universe isn't ours, the gravitational constant is different, and physicists will kindly pipe down."[1]

Reviews
  • Review by Chris Morgan (1986) in Fantasy Review, September 1986
  • Review by Dan Chow (1986) in Locus, #309 October 1986
  • Review by Don D'Ammassa (1987) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #96 September 1987
  • Review by Orson Scott Card (1987) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, November 1987
  • Review by Paul Kincaid (1987) in Foundation, #38 Winter 1986/87

References
  1. Langford, Dave (September 1986). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. Games Workshop (81): 16.
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