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Not a time travel book, despite what the book description implies

Beyond the Hallowed Sky by Ken MacLeod

July 1, 2022 by Malin 1 Comment

Official book description: When a brilliant scientist gets a letter from herself about faster-than-light travel, she doesn’t know what to believe. The equations work, but her paper is discredited – and soon the criticism is more than scientific. Exiled by the establishment, she gets an offer to build her starship from an unlikely source. But in the heights of Venus and on a planet of another star, a secret is already being uncovered that will shake humanity to its foundations. This book was the March […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Aliens, Beyond the Hallowed Sky, cbr14, colonisation, Ken MacLeod, Malin, near future, Outland book club, space travel

Malin's CBR14 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, Aliens, Beyond the Hallowed Sky, cbr14, colonisation, Ken MacLeod, Malin, near future, Outland book club, space travel ·
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