Tau Zero
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Tau Zero is a hard science fiction novel by Poul Anderson that follows a near-light-speed starship crew facing relativistic time dilation and the ultimate fate of the universe.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Poul Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | 1971 Hugo Award nomination for Best Novel ⓘ |
| basedOn | To Outlive Eternity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Paul Lehr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
Big Crunch
NERFINISHED
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Bussard ramjet starship ⓘ cyclic universe ⓘ near-light-speed travel ⓘ relativistic time dilation ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Galaxy Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard science fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-441-56956-6 ⓘ |
| hasMottoOrTagline | The ultimate voyage beyond time and space ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 190 ⓘ |
| hasWorkingTitle | To Outlive Eternity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later relativistic space travel fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
cosmology
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entropy and the fate of the universe NERFINISHED ⓘ existentialism ⓘ human survival ⓘ isolation ⓘ perseverance ⓘ relativistic space travel ⓘ time dilation ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
character psychology under extreme conditions
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scientific accuracy ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Charles Reymont
NERFINISHED
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Ingrid Lindgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | classic of hard science fiction ⓘ |
| setting |
interstellar space
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the universe ⓘ |
| shipName | Leonora Christine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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