Orbitsville
By Bob Shaw
1975
First Published
3.67
Average Rating
206
Number of Pages
Part of Series
Fleeing Elizabeth Lindstrom's anger at the death of her son, Vance Garamond, a flickerwing commander, leaves the solar system far behind. Pursued by Earth's space fleet, Garamond finds a vast, alien-built spherical structure which might just change the destiny of the human race.
Avg Rating
3.67
Number of Ratings
899
5 STARS
20%
4 STARS
38%
3 STARS
32%
2 STARS
8%
1 STARS
2%
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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.
