Orbitsville Departure
By Bob Shaw
1983
First Published
3.38
Average Rating
252
Number of Pages
Part of Series
Two hundred years ago mankind found Orbitsville, a vast sphere whose habitable inner surface comprised living space equivalent to five billion Earths. The resulting migration was enthusiastic - and nearly total. Earth itself is a backwater now, a place with which the people of Orbitsville maintain only marginal contact. But just because it's backward doesn't mean it isn't dangerous.
Avg Rating
3.38
Number of Ratings
221
5 STARS
10%
4 STARS
31%
3 STARS
46%
2 STARS
11%
1 STARS
2%
goodreads
Author
Bob Shaw
Author · 30 books
Bob Shaw was born in Northern Ireland. After working in structural engineering, industrial public relations, and journalism he became a full time science fiction writer in 1975. Shaw was noted for his originality and wit. He was two-time recipient (in 1979 and 1980) of the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer. His short story Light of Other Days was a Hugo Award nominee in 1967, as was his novel The Ragged Astronauts in 1987.
