Starburst
The crew of the Constitution, scientists turned astronauts screened for extremely high intelligence and superb physical condition, were to be the first explorers sent to another stellar system to study the planet Alpha-Aleph and then return. But there is no planet to explore, no place to land, and no way to return - Dr. Dieter von Knefhausen, the mastermind behind the expedition, knew from the start that the destination planet did not exist. Trapped on the journey, the crew is forced to develop into super-geniuses, and may solve Earth's problems as a side effect.
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- ISBN-13
- 9780345275370
- Genre
- Topics
Awards
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelShortlisted(1983)
Other awarded books from Frederik Pohl
- Gateway (1977)3 wins · 21 score
- Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (2013)0 wins · 11 score
- Man Plus (2000)1 win · 11 score
- Jem (2014)0 wins · 8 score
- All the Lives He Led (2011)0 wins · 2 score
- Heechee Rendezvous (1984)0 wins · 2 score
- Homegoing (1990)0 wins · 2 score
- Mining the Oort (1993)0 wins · 2 score
- The Annals of the Heechee (2008)0 wins · 2 score
- The Coming of the Quantum Cats (1986)0 wins · 2 score
- The Cool War (1980)0 wins · 2 score
- The Far Shore of Time (2000)0 wins · 2 score
- The Other End of Time (1996)0 wins · 2 score
- The Voices of Heaven (1994)0 wins · 2 score
- The World at the End of Time (2011)0 wins · 2 score
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