Marooned in Realtime

Vernor Vinge

first published 1986 Pan Books, 1987 paperback 288 pages

From the back cover: "In *The Peace War* Vernor Vinge introduced the technology of bobbles, creating spheres where time stands still while minutes, years, or eons pass by outside. Originally used to counter the nucler threat, then to enforce an oppressive government, they don't really come into their own until the century after the Peace War. What better means for one-way time travel? With the bobble plus longevity...

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Marooned in Realtime edition · 2004 · Tor Books · 288 pages · 9781429915120
Marooned in Realtime paperback · 2004 · Tor Books · 288 pages · 9780765308849
Marooned in Realtime paperback · 1987 · Baen · 320 pages · 9780671656478
Marooned in Real Time paperback · 1987 · Pan Books · 288 pages · 9780330299602
Marooned in Realtime hardcover · 1986 · St. Martin's Press · 9785551639534
Marooned in Realtime hardcover · 1986 · St Martins Pr · 270 pages · 9780312942953

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