Redshift Rendezvous

Another novel that is all about the idea. Redshift Rendezvous takes place (mostly) on a hyperspace ship that encompasses different levels of hyperspace and features on-board relativistic effects (to varying degrees, depending on which level of the ship you are). It’s a devilishly tricky environment,......more

Despite being a hard science fiction novel and confusing in some terms, it was actually a very gripping and appealing work. Difficult to believe it's almost 30 years old, it doesn't seem to have aged terribly much. I particularly liked the use of light in the climactic endgame, for which of course w......more

Reviewed by Lori Book provided by the author This was another enjoyable read by Mr. Stith, and another one of my favorites that I’ve reviewed. Once again, I need to reiterate that these are not romance books, but are sci-fi. This book touched my heart because of the character Jason. He was deep, comple......more

Jason Kraft is the First Officer on the hyperspace liner Redshift. In hyperspace the laws of physics are vastly different - the speed of light is much slower and due to the singularity at the heart of the engine, gravity changes rapidly with levels within the ship. When Jason saves a woman from comm......more

3.5 stars rounded up. An interesting enough idea, executed well enough, but beyond the fascinating concept of a spaceship where the speed of light varies by layer there really wasn't too much there. I feel like Stith might have had this idea for a really cool concept, seen the movie Die Hard which w......more