Superluminal (novel)
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''Superluminal'' is a novel by
Vonda McIntyre Vonda Neel McIntyre () was an American science fiction writer and biologist. Early life and education Vonda N. McIntyre was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of H. Neel and Vonda B. Keith McIntyre, who were born in Poland, Ohio. She ...
published in 1983.


Plot summary

''Superluminal'' is a novel in which pilots operate faster-than-light spacecraft.


Reception

Dave Langford David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science-fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'' and holds the all-time record for most Hug ...
reviewed ''Superluminal'' for ''
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'' #52, and stated that "A pleasant and gentle book which could have been with a touch more SF plausibility." Dave Pringle reviewed ''Superluminal'' for ''
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'' magazine, and stated that "Romantic SF, with a much harder edge than the works of Anne McCaffrey."


Reviews

*Review by Faren Miller (1983) in
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, #271 August 1983 *Review by Frank Catalano (1984) in
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, January 1984 *Review by Tom Easton (1984) in
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, March 1984 *Review by Philip E. Smith, II (1984) in SF & Fantasy Review, March 1984 *Review by Baird Searles (1984) in
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, April 1984 *Review by Mary Gentle (1984) in Interzone, #8 Summer 1984 *Review by Brian Stableford (1984) in
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, #31 July 1984


References

{{reflist 1983 novels