Reckoning Infinity (Mass Market Paperback)

by John E. Stith (Author)

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Amazon.com Review
Alis Mary Nussem had a promising career aboard space station Tokyan. But when a shuttle accidentally rammed the station, it damaged much of her body and took away any chance she had at a normal life. Now as much machine as woman, Alis has sought isolation from humanity by taking remote assignments on the fringes of the solar system. Her strategy backfires when a new assignment brings her aboard the Ranger, a ship whose crew includes the Tokyan shuttle pilot. But personal conflicts fall by the wayside as the Ranger discovers what appears to be an alien ship. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Severely injured when a malfunctioning shuttle crashes on her space station, Lt. Commander Alis Nussem blames biologist Karl Stanton for pilot error. Now they must learn to work together as their ship encounters a mysterious moon-sized object hurtling toward Earth. Stith's (Reunion at Neverend, Tor, 1994) well-developed characters and the hard science propel this space-faring story. Highly recommended.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Tor Science Fiction; 1st edition (August 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812524845
• ISBN-13: 978-0812524840
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,496,265 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars More fun than pulling teeth... almost, July 15, 2001

By	Kelli Shaver (Morehead, KY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

While the book presents a couple of interesting ideas, it is, overall slow and very drawn-out. The plot goes nowhere, with the characters (most of which you won't be able to stand) literally going around in circles time after time after boring time. Perhaps the most dissappointig part, though, is that after you've read through all the drudgery, you expect the ending to resolve some of the things that happened and questions that came up along the way. Does it? No..... It just kind of .... stops. If you're looking for a boring, go-nowhere attempt at sci-fi, then this is the book for you.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice concept, but poor execution, May 8, 2002

By	Lee J. Stamm (Kennewick, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Starts out fairly strong, establishing the two main characters reasonably well, but flounders as the alien lifecraft is explored. Once inside it, the descriptions and action, what little there is of it, are tiringly repititious and uninspired. Loose ends of the story are left untied, and I wound up feeling that my reading time had been a bit wasted. May appeal to some readers, but I cannot honestly recommend it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Science SF, February 3, 2000

By	Charles K. Gadd (NW Washington State) - See all my reviews

If you enjoy your SF within the realm of possibility rather than fantasy, you'll enjoy John E. Stith's books. In the same category as Clarke.