Pusher
โ Scribed by Varley, John
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 13 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
Ian Haise is a 'pusher'. He works cleaning the stardrive compartments of a faster-than-light starship that makes regular runs from Earth to nearby trading posts. While each trip only takes several months for those on board, much more time passes at home because of time dilation. With each trip the impact of time passing becomes increasingly devastating, divorcing crew members (who spend their time 'pushing C') from people living on Earth (who are 'pulling gee').
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