Tau Zero by Poul AndersonMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
Tau Zero, Poul Anderson, 1970
Tau Zero, heralded as classic hard science fiction by multi-Hugo and Nebula-awarded author Poul Anderson was written in 1970 and shows its age with its attitudes towards women.
The crew of a colonization space vessel Leonora Christine left Earth for a nearby star system without FTL. The Leonora Christine hits an object, damaging some of its technology and preventing it from performing the planned deceleration during the journey's second half. Without FTL, they are subject to time dilation. And as such, they make certain decisions that are both interesting and absurd.
There are two narratives here. One tells the story of the ship, which is a character itself and its journey through time and space. The text of the narrative is interspersed with scientific explanations along with the other narrative, which is the melodrama among the crew. The interpersonal drama can be cringy and probably can be attributed to the views of the time when the book was written.
I rate this book 2.5 out of 5 stars.
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