Starman's Quest by Robert Silverberg, Science Fiction, Adventure, Space Opera

The Lexman Spacedrive gave man the stars -- but at a fantastic price. Interstellar exploration, colonization, and trade became things of reality. The benefits to Earth were enormous. But because of the Fitzgerald Contraction, a man who shipped out to space could never live a normal life on Earth again.Travelling at speeds close to that of light, spacemen lived at an accelerated pace. A nine-year trip to Alpha Centauri and back seemed to take only six weeks to men on a spaceship. When they returned, their friends and relatives had aged enormously in comparison, old customs had changed, even the language was different.Alan was a spacer, just like his whole family -- until, suddenly and without intending to, he in turn jumped ship and remained on Earth!There were times he regretted that. Earth was a bewildering and utterly hostile place. To stay alive, he had to play a ruthless game -- and he couldn't even find anyone to tell him the rules. . . .

• | Author: Robert Silverberg
• | Publisher: Aegypan
• | Publication Date: Feb 01, 2009
• | Number of Pages: 124 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1606643681
• | ISBN-13: 9781606643686