A review by megmcardle
The Clockwork Rocket, by Greg Egan

2.0

Hard SF is not usually my favorite subgenre, and the reason is frankly that I don't like to wallow in the science. Don't get me wrong, I like the science to be plausible, but if it has too much boring explication of higher math and physics, I think the narrative suffers. I abandoned this one because not only was there a fair amount of physics, it was MADE UP PHYSICS. Interesting? Maybe to those interested in how physics really works, but I just could get into the story OR the science.