Summertide, Charles Sheffield
Summertide, Charles Sheffield
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Summertide
The Heritage Universe Series, Book 1

Author: Charles Sheffield

Narrator: Geoffrey Howard

Unabridged: 8 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/28/2010

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

It was just before Summertide, when the planet Quake would orbit closest to its sun, subjecting itself to vast tidal forces. It was to be the most violent Summertide ever, creating something that only happened every 350,000 years. Access to the unstable Quake was supposed to be prohibited, but some very insistent travelers were determined to make the trip. Professor Darya Lang, who studied artifacts left by the longvanished aliens called the Builders, had a hunch that she might find the Builders themselves. And Councilor Julius Graves was hunting murderers. Planetary Administrators Hans Rebka and Max Perry had no choice but to go to Quake, risking their lives to protect the othersand to learn, just maybe, the secret of Summertide and the Builders.

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 Dirk

Here's one for lovers of big dumb objects. Seriously, this novel is seeded with artifacts, and with designations like Cocoon, Sentinel, Paradox, Elephant, Lens and Umbilical you know you just can't go wrong. Sheffield was both Mathematician and Physicist so the science is pretty hard. However, it is......more

Goodreads review by Craig

Summertide, the first book in his Heritage sequence, is perhaps Sheffield's best known and most popular novel. It's a big, sprawling set-up of unusual astronomical events, interesting characters, and tightly-woven plotting. Rather than focusing on a single plot line, he put together a tapestry incor......more

Goodreads review by Oscar

El brazo espiral de la Galaxia está repleto de artefactos pertenecientes a los Constructores. Se calcula que hay más de mil doscientos, la mayoría de ellos un absoluto misterio; incluso algunos han causado la muerte de los exploradores que se han acercado a investigar. Sin embargo, en el sistema pla......more

Goodreads review by Vincent

Slow school classic. Not a lot action but a bunch of interesting questions. A Reynolds and P Hamilton fans should probably stay clear of this one. Having said that it was still interesting enough to hold my interest throughout the novel. Plan to do the entire series once I clear some other books out......more

Goodreads review by Rusty

You know, I can’t help but notice that per Goodreads, I failed in my reading targets for 2020. I get why Goodreads would think that, but I really didn’t fail, because I read THIS book last year, I just didn’t mark it as complete in time. So, in the spirit of winning at any price, I’m going to backda......more

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