Starfire, Charles Sheffield
Starfire, Charles Sheffield
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Starfire

Author: Charles Sheffield

Narrator: Gary Dikeos

Unabridged: 33 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/06/2013

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

Earth has been ravaged by galactic disasterbut the real devastation is yet to come. The end draws nigh The year is 2053, and Earth has barely recovered from the Alpha Centauri supernova that destroyed much of the planets infrastructure. Now the supernovas residual effecta storm of high-energy particlesis racing toward it, and an international effort has been launched out of the Sky City space colony to save the planet. But the controversial plan to build a giant protective shield is falling dangerously behind schedule. A series of unexplained murders has disrupted the Sky City workforce, so much so that a brilliant but monstrous criminal has been enlisted to track down the Sky City killer. Then more startling news arises. Evidence indicates that the supernova was deliberately engineered and that the lethal particle storm will arrive sooner than anyone expected. But whoor whattried to destroy the Earth? And will the answer come in time to save it from its final apocalypse?

About Charles Sheffield

Charles Sheffield (1935–2002) was a mathematician, physicist,
and author of both nonfiction and science fiction. For his novel Brother to Dragons, he won the 1992
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. He won the
Nebula Award in 1993 and the Hugo Award in 1994 for his novelette Georgia on My Mind. He was a president
of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and of the American Astronautical
Society. He served as chief scientist of Earth Satellite Corporation, a company
that processed remote sensing satellite data. He was a distinguished lecturer
of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a board member of
the National Space Society. Born and educated in England, he held bachelor’s
and master’s degrees in mathematics and a doctorate in theoretical physics.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Craig

Starfire is a very enjoyable sequel to Aftermath, Sheffield's popular catastrophe novel. We learn who is responsible for the disaster, and what the reasons were. We have an almost likable main character who happens to be a serial killer. In 2053, in the middle of a Holmes-worthy attempt to solve a s......more

Goodreads review by Rachel

The characters range from wooden to annoying to abhorrent. The nastiness between the two physicists is presented as if it's sweet and endearing, but it's not. The murder mystery subplot does keep the suspense going but it's kind of stupid. I guessed the murderer and the motive separately, but though......more

Goodreads review by Gendou

A satisfying conclusion which resolves questions raised in the previous book. Namely, an explanation as to why it occurred. I enjoyed the grand engineering project to build a space shield to protect the Earth from the supernova particles. This involved some good rocket science, which was fun. Also,......more

Goodreads review by Douglas

This is a well written book with an excellent ending and I'd give 4.5 stars if I could. Humanity is working in space to create a shield for the deadly particles from an alpha centauri supernova. This work encounters many technical difficulties- after all, humanity's understanding to date said it was......more

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