bob shaw

I hadnt intended to take so long on this book but I got the flu with a raging fever and it knocked me sideways and interfered with my reading (amongst other things like work, and the kids) so a short novel ended up taking flipping ages! (OK 12 days!) Anyhoo its basically a story about how...

I've only read 2 of his books, 1984's Fire Pattern about Spontaneous Human Combustion and The Palace of Eternity which is excellent but was wondering what to look for next. I know Anthony G Williams is a reader (and reveiwer) of Shaw's books, but are there many other readers on here? I've heard...

It is the 22nd century and humanity has spread to nineteen planets scattered across the Galaxy. They are connected by spaceships using portals in "null-space", a little-understood phenomenon which permits instantaneous transits across interstellar distances. There is a catch, however; the...