Reviews of the Works of John E. Stith
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| Redshift Rendezvous |
"The list of science fiction authors who play the game the hard way by sticking to the rules of science is all too short. Now to that group which includes Clarke, Niven, Asimov, Bear, and Clement should be added the name of John E. Stith." |
1990-01-01 | Author quote | Author quote | Dan Simmons | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"Redshift Rendezvous is a highly imaginative book, an engaging story working with mind-stretching concepts. I highly recommend it." |
1990-01-02 | Author quote | Author quote | C. J. Cherryh | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"The Sense of Wonder is not dead! Redshift Rendezvous is an able and smoothly commercial blend of spectacularly extrapolated science and intrigue. John Stith has wrought something wonderful here." |
1990-01-01 | Author quote | Author quote | Edward Bryant | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"This is absolutely one of the most terrific ideas for an SF novel I've seen in years. My first thought was, 'Why couldn't I have come up with this?' My second thought, too." |
1989-01-01 | Author quote | Author quote | Connie Willis | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"A lot of science fiction novels discuss hyperspace; Redshift Rendezvous puts you there! ... Easily Stith's best novel to date--and that's no small accomplishment." |
1990-01-05 | Author quote | Author quote | Mike Resnick | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"A fascinating excursion into the relativistic universe, where length contraction, time dilation, and like phenomena are real enough to affect your table manners. I was a willing captive in the story from page one." |
1990-01-06 | Author quote | Author quote | Jerry Oltion | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"By all means, if you are part of the endangered species of SF readers who wants to put the science back into science fiction, read Redshift Rendezvous by John E. Stith." |
1990-01-07 | Author quote | Author quote | Dan Simmons | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"Just what the doctor ordered." |
1990-02-01 | February 1990 | Locus | Tom Whitmore | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"Lots of action, even a romance, and lots of wry humor." |
1990-04-01 | April 1990 | SF-Gids (Belgium) | Eddy C. Bertin | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"A 'page-burner.' Careful, this one could keep you awake all night." |
1990-04-06 | 6 April 1990 | State Press Magazine | Kramer Wetzel | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"Diamond-hard SF...Delightful and brimming with Sense of Wonder." |
1990-05-01 | May-June 1990 | Aboriginal SF | Janice Eisen | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"Filled with surprise twists and turns, it kept me on my toes without ever having to cheat." |
1990-05-01 | May 1990 | Galactic Dispatch | Jay L. Ritchie | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"Offering a fascinating array of crisply drawn characters, a fast-paced tale with bursts of furious action, and a carefully thought out exploration of the exotic world of hyperspace physics, [RR] is a treat for SF and mystery fans alike." |
1990-05-01 | May 1990 | Lansing State Journal | Michael Kube-McDowell | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"John has a way with words, a great sense of wit, and he keeps even me (not a die-hard SF fan by any means) hooked in suspense." |
1990-05-01 | May 1990 | Mensa Bulletin | Tom Elliott | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"In our literature of ideas it isn't often that an author comes up with something startlingly new, innovative, imaginative, original, wonder-inducing and gripping, all in one novel. Stith has done it.... A remarkable achievement." |
1990-05-27 | 27 June 1990 | Denver Post | Don C. Thompson | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"Somebody at Ace should be ashamed of himself--first for delaying the publication of John Stith's Redshift Rendezvous from February to June 1990 and then for not publishing it in hardback." |
1990-05-30 | May 1990 | DASFAx | Don C. Thompson | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"Mystery and adventure against a fascinating hard science background. This is without question Stith's best work to date." |
1990-06-01 | June 1990 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Don D'Ammassa | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"Hard-SF and suspense/action fans will have a ball with Redshift Rendezvous." |
1990-06-01 | June 1990 | Raymond's Reviews | Eric Raymond | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"High energy reading; I found it difficult to put down." |
1990-06-01 | No. 32 | Lan's Lantern | George J. Laskowsji, Jr. | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"Who says they don't write science fiction like they used to? It's a hard science fiction fan's delight from beginning to end." |
1990-06-01 | June/July 1990 | Rave Reviews | John J. Pierce | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"If you love writers who play techy games with reality...pick this one up." |
1990-06-01 | June 1990 | Analog | Tom Easton | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"The novel is heavy on the science, but this does not detract from Stith's gift for character development. [Stith] gets better with each book." |
1990-06-10 | 10 June 1990 | Rocky Mountain News | Mark Graham | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"[Redshift Rendezvous is] a unique, fascinating hard SF novel. Recommended." |
1990-06-15 | 15 June 1990 | Library Journal | unknown | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"A high-techie's delight." |
1990-07-01 | July 1990 | Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine | Baird Searles | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"Stith has turned in a truly interesting hard sf novel. Everyone who has complained about the lack of scientific speculation in recent fiction owes it to themselves to pick up on this one." |
1990-07-01 | Summer 1990 | Bakka Bookie Sheet, The | unknown | view |