- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: New English Library Ltd; New edition edition (1 July 1986)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0450058905
- ISBN-13: 978-0450058905
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.6 x 2.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,221,577 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Fun SF romance with interesting ideas
27 Jan 2012
Format: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.
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
Not Free SF Reader
3 Sep 2007
Format: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.
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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