Reviews of the Works of John E. Stith
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| Redshift Rendezvous |
"The elementary changes have now been rung, but there is probably further scope for intriguing time-dilation plots. One such is Redshift Rendezvous by John E. Stith." |
1995-01-01 | 1994 | Encyclopedia of Science Fiction | unknown | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"One fine example is John Stith's Redshift Rendezvous, a hard SF mystery in which the theory of relativity holds one of the main clues to solving the crime." (in article on SF trends and genres, pg. 10) |
1994-12-01 | 1994 | SF Writer's Market Place and Sourcebook | Peter Heck | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"Perfect Science Fiction Mystery Hybrid.... I look forward to return voyages in the Redshift and other Stith vessels that speculate on the stretching of natural laws and its effect on humans." Full review reposted here. |
1991-06-01 | Vol 15 No. 1 | Journal of Social & Evolutionary Systems | Paul Levinson | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"Good stuff." |
1991-01-01 | Dec-Jan 1990-1991 | Vector | Cecil Nurse | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"Redshift Rendezvous reads very much like the Gil Hamilton stories by Larry Niven, and should be considered required reading by anyone who enjoyed them." |
1990-03-03 | Winter 1990 | OtherRealms | Chuq Von Rospach | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"This is a book for hard-science fans to revel in, and for all who like a well-written story to enjoy. Warmly recommended." |
1990-12-01 | December 1990 | Ottawa SF Society Statement | Sansoucy Walker | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"The entertaining descriptions of the effect of relativity and light speed on the perceptions enliven this convincing tale." |
1990-11-03 | 3 November 1990 | Toronto Star | John North | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"Fascinating" |
1990-10-21 | 21 October 1990 | New York Times Book Review | Gerald Jonas | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"Redshift Rendezvous represents an ingenious exploration of an idea in a manner that only science fiction can allow." |
1990-09-01 | September 1990 | Locus | Dan Chow | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"With one stroke, John Stith drags the theory of relativity out of the lab and dumps it right in our laps. Riveting hard science background." |
1990-08-01 | No. 12 | Reading for Pleasure | Cindy Bartorillo | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"Redshift Rendezvous contains an imaginative spark that makes science skip, hop, and do cart-wheels." |
1990-07-01 | ?? 1990 | Visions | Victor Valdez | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"This is a very fine novel of mystery and suspense, in which hard-science happens to play an important role. This is another book I can recommend highly." |
1990-07-01 | July 1990 | FOSFAX | Timothy Lane | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"The hardest part about reviewing Redshift Rendezvous is trying to figure out how to explain why it's as good as it is without giving away too much of the plot." |
1990-07-01 | Summer 1990 | Science Fiction Review | Gene DeWeese | view |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"Its best parts... come from Stith's careful and amusing working-out of interstellar travel by means of a space in which the speed of light is 10 meters per second." |
1990-07-01 | July 1990 | Drood Review of Mystery | Ed Blachman | 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 |
| Redshift Rendezvous |
"A high-techie's delight." |
1990-07-01 | July 1990 | Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine | Baird Searles | 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 |
"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 |
"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 |
"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 |
"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 |
"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 |
"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 |
"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 |
"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 |