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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun SF romance with interesting ideas
In order to be a "faster than light" pilot, you have to remove your heartbeat by getting a continuous rotary pump in place of your heart. (perhaps inspired by the rotary Mazdas that don't seem to be around any more.) But what happens when you achieve the much coveted status of Pilot with a successful transformation, and then meet an intriguing guy that you really...
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3.0 out of 5 stars
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In Vonda N. McIntyre's Superluminal, a woman has to undergo bodily augmentation and alteration in order to cope with the pressures of being a starship pilot, e.g. the ability to go superluminal. Don't want to be a cyborg? Then this is not the job for you, the whole flying around in space thing. You won't have to worry about getting a pacemaker though...
Published on September 2, 2007 by Blue Tyson
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun SF romance with interesting ideas,
By Truth Seeker (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
This review is from: SUPERLUMINAL (Mass Market Paperback)
In order to be a "faster than light" pilot, you have to remove your heartbeat by getting a continuous rotary pump in place of your heart. (perhaps inspired by the rotary Mazdas that don't seem to be around any more.)
But what happens when you achieve the much coveted status of Pilot with a successful transformation, and then meet an intriguing guy that you really like/love who has an extremely strong time sense...? I read it many years ago, more than once, as much for the romantic attraction as for the drama and speculation about how we might modify the human body for various uses, from deep sea living to space travel... I think there's a sequel that continues the characters.
2 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not Free SF Reader,
By Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Superluminal (Hardcover)
In Vonda N. McIntyre's Superluminal, a woman has to undergo bodily augmentation and alteration in order to cope with the pressures of being a starship pilot, e.g. the ability to go superluminal.
Don't want to be a cyborg? Then this is not the job for you, the whole flying around in space thing. You won't have to worry about getting a pacemaker though. |
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Superluminal by Vonda N. McIntyre (Hardcover - Sept. 1983)
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