The Clockwork Rocket
Greg Egan's The Clockwork Rocket (2011) is a time-travel fiction novel. Much of the action takes place in Mount Peerless. It features Yalda and Eusebio. Readers will find themes of space flight, meteors, Technology and space tavelers.
Open Library readers give it an average of 1.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 15 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.
At about 386 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.
About The Clockwork Rocket
A series of strange meteors enters a planetary system, and a world is in danger. Can space travellers from this world, travel in time and space, and return in time with the technology needed to avert the disaster? This is the first book of the Orthogonal trilogy, following the travellers on their mission.
Awards & lists
- ✦Locus Awards 2012 — Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote The Clockwork Rocket?
The Clockwork Rocket was written by Greg Egan and first published in 2011.
What genre is The Clockwork Rocket?
It is usually shelved as Time Travel.
How long is The Clockwork Rocket?
The median edition has 386 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Clockwork Rocket?
Readers who like it often enjoy Timeline, The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O and Pathfinder.
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