A space station manufactory attempts to become commercially independent from its government backers by exporting super-strong nanowire that can only be manufactured in free-fall.
Following an attempt to sabotage their first delivery and hijack the cargo, the intrepid crew realizes they can escape the hijackers. Their shuttle Anansi can become a modern-day version of its namesake, an African spider-god, by descending to Earth on a thread.
The physics of tidal forces are explained, and the possibilities of orbital tethers to accelerate payloads into higher orbits (or indeed de-orbit shuttles without retro-rockets) are woven into a hard science fiction thriller.
Receptionedit
Dave Langford reviewed The Descent of Anansi for White Dwarf #54, and called it "Fast-moving, predictable, inoffensive."[1]
descent, anansi, 1982, science, fiction, novel, american, writers, steven, barnes, larry, niven, first, edition, publ, books, cover, howard, chaykin, contents, plot, summary, reception, references, external, linksplot, summary, edita, space, station, manufacto. The Descent of Anansi is a 1982 science fiction novel by American writers Steven Barnes and Larry Niven First edition publ Tor Books Cover art by Howard Chaykin Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksPlot summary editA space station manufactory attempts to become commercially independent from its government backers by exporting super strong nanowire that can only be manufactured in free fall Following an attempt to sabotage their first delivery and hijack the cargo the intrepid crew realizes they can escape the hijackers Their shuttle Anansi can become a modern day version of its namesake an African spider god by descending to Earth on a thread The physics of tidal forces are explained and the possibilities of orbital tethers to accelerate payloads into higher orbits or indeed de orbit shuttles without retro rockets are woven into a hard science fiction thriller Reception editDave Langford reviewed The Descent of Anansi for White Dwarf 54 and called it Fast moving predictable inoffensive 1 References edit Langford Dave June 1984 Critical Mass White Dwarf No 54 Games Workshop p 24 External links editPage at International Speculative Fiction Database nbsp This article about a 1980s science fiction novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Descent of Anansi amp oldid 1185209539, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
