The Ragged Astronauts
Land and Overland - twin worlds a few thousand miles apart. On Land, humanity faces a threat to its very survival - an airborne species, the ptertha, has declared war on humankind, and is actively hunting for victims. The only hope lies in migration. Through space to Overland. By balloon. The Ragged Astronauts won the BSFA Award for best novel in 1986.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN-13
- 9780575110960
- Genre
- Science Fiction
- Topics
- Survival against extinctionMigration to a new worldHuman vs alien species conflict
Awards
- BSFA Award for Best NovelWon(1986)
- Arthur C. Clarke AwardShortlisted(1987)
- Hugo Award for Best NovelShortlisted(1987)
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelShortlisted(1987)
Other awarded books from Bob Shaw
If you liked The Ragged Astronauts, you could also like these
The Wooden Spaceships
Bob Shaw
0 wins · 3 score
Fallen Angels
Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Michael F. Flynn
1 win · 5 score
Earthbound
Joe Haldeman
0 wins · 2 score
The Ragged World
Judith Moffett
0 wins · 2 score
Starfarers
Poul Anderson
0 wins · 2 score
Hard Landing
Algis Budrys
0 wins · 5 score
The Last Astronaut
David Wellington
0 wins · 3 score
Terraforming Earth
Jack Williamson
0 wins · 2 score
Starbound
Joe Haldeman
0 wins · 2 score
Orbitsville
Bob Shaw
1 win · 8 score
Mars Crossing
Geoffrey A. Landis
0 wins · 5 score
Beyond the Ranges
John Ringo, James Aidee
0 wins · 2 score
Ragamuffin
Tobias S. Buckell
0 wins · 5 score
Shroud
Adrian Tchaikovsky
0 wins · 5 score
Desolation Road
Ian McDonald
0 wins · 3 score
