Cusp (novel)
Cusp is a 2005 hard science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Metzger. It deals with two perpendicular rings running along the Earth's surface that act as cosmic jets using ionized hydrogen.
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Author | Robert A. Metzger |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Hard science fiction |
Published | 2005 |
Publisher | Ace |
Media type | Print (hard cover) |
Pages | 528 |
ISBN | 0-441-01241-8 |
In this universe, the fusion of organic and non-organic material is an everyday thing. Multiple characters are portrayed in the story, and it is told from a third-person narrative.
Literary significance and reception
Carl Hays reviewing for Booklist magazine said that "Metzgerās background as a telecommunications scientist enables a brilliant, sprawling vision of humanity in the late twenty-first century."[1] Kirkus Reviews was mixed in their coverage saying that Cusp was "Overcomplicated by several orders of magnitude, with anonymous characters mystifyingly associated with a ferocious and largely unfathomable plot. Still, minds will boggle at the extravagance of Metzger's imagination.[2]
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