The Ceres Solution [Hardcover]

Bob Shaw (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 191 pages
• Publisher: Gollancz (July 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0575029668
• ISBN-13: 978-0575029668
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,599,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic style science-fiction, fast-paced, well-written., February 20, 2008

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ClickmeClickme (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ceres Solution (Mass Market Paperback)

Many of my favorite science fiction writers have moved on to wherever those guys go. I could name many, but you know the group. Somehow I never got around to reading Bob Shaw and picked this up, written in 1982, and throughly enjoyed it. Unfortunatly Bob has joined his peers, but that doesn't mean I won't enjoy reading many more of his books now that I've read this one.

I chose it based on the Vincent Di Fate artwork on the cover. As a rule of thumb, whenever I see his art, I enjoy the book.

Not the best ever, but I did miss a lot of sleep because I couldn't put it down. If you like classic science fiction, buy it cheap. It's a great read! His style reminds me of Charles Sheffield---Takes you places you've never been with memorable characters.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Moon is the Reason We Can't Teleport, June 4, 1998

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Edward K. Lincoln "edlincoln" (Quincy, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ceres Solution (Mass Market Paperback)

Long ago, humans evolved on another planet. They colonised other planets, then civilisation collapsed. The inhabitants of the planet of Mollan can travel from one planet to another with a thought, and live five thousand years. The gravitational influence of the moon is the reason Earthlings can't travel to other stars with a thought. A small group of radicals from Mollan plan to violate the noninterference policy by blowing up the moon.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing, entertaining and fast-paced, August 21, 1998

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[e-mail] (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ceres Solution (Mass Market Paperback)

I just finished this minutes ago. This is a rather short book, yet has enough character development to have one caring deeply. Almost every page past 30 is entertaining in its own right, and the exploration of mortality and the scientific framework for the story are unique and quite imaginative. I enjoyed Orbitsville, and was unimpressed by Orbitsville Departure. This is the best by far of the three, and a very pleasant surprise.