Human science and technology has developed to this day, and I hope that in my lifetime, I can have a thrilling interstellar journey! This seems to have become something that many people, even children and young people, will fantasize about. So, what kind of experience will it be to fly in a spaceship and fly beyond the Milky Way, in space of other constellations? At the same time, what kind of bizarre stories may you encounter?
The new novel of science fiction, The Rescue Plan, brings your bold ideas to your eyes as if they were there. And this feeling is mainly obtained by the author of the book, Andy Will, who has used hardcore technology to an impeccable degree, and has also made you have a date with aliens! So much so that you feel like you're reading a real space story instead of science fiction!
Speaking of Andy Will, I think that friends who often read science fiction novels should not be too strange. In the field of science fiction, he can be called a genius writer, especially in the creation of hardcore technology and the shaping of storylines.
Andy Weir was hired as a software engineer by a laboratory in the United States at the age of 15. Obsessed with relativistic physics, orbital mechanics and manned spacecraft, "The Martian", which topped Amazon's 2014 science fiction bestseller list, and "Moon City", which was published by Yilin Publishing House in September 2020 and once again aroused the enthusiasm of science fiction fans, are both from his hands. The "Rescue Plan" mentioned this time is the third full-length science fiction novel created by science fiction genius Andy Weir for readers. This time, he locked his writing in outer space.
Compared with the two science fiction novels previously written, in the reader's mind, what position should Andy Weir's "Rescue Plan" be in?
To be precise, when you open the "Rescue Plan" and read it, you will not feel like you are reading a pure science fiction novel, but it seems that you are reading a scientific and technological documentary masterpiece. Although the author also uses the humorous "data hard science fiction" style in "Rescue Plan", the experience of unanimous feedback from readers is more explosive and more burning than the previous two! And the translator also directly admitted that his reading experience is like "a fireworks show" in the brain! The Cox Review of Books is even more blunt: "Readers may sit all night and read this emotionally intense, deeply thematic novel with their eyes full of blood." ”
Presumably, from the many evaluations of "Rescue Plan", we seem to have been able to vaguely feel the infinite charm that "Rescue Plan" brings to readers!
Why does "The Rescue Plan" fascinate the reader to the point where he can't get his hands on it? Its main reason is that regardless of the way the protagonist of the story is defined, or the degree of integration of hardcore technology, it brings the reader a deeper sense of immersive realism, and at the same time, the novel also praises the spirit of unity and cooperation that is rubbed out after the encounter between humans and aliens.
Reader Entry: Opening with "I", the protagonist is converted into a reader?
First of all, "Rescue Plan" adopts a first-person writing style, entering the game with "I", which has a strong sense of story substitution for readers. Let the reader read and read, with the ups and downs of the storyline, unconsciously seem to feel that they are also following the protagonist of the novel Ryan Grace on a thrilling journey to space, and even feel that they are the protagonist of the story, Ryan Grace.
Let's take a look at the book's opening paragraph that reads:
"How many are two plus two?"
This question makes me a little irritable. I was tired and drifted off to sleep. ”
Hardcore Technology: Reading Science Fiction? Wrong! Doubt reading a space travel documentary!
Often, when it comes to science fiction, the market is mostly filled with works with strong soft technology characteristics, which makes people feel quite unreal. Andy Weir's book, on the other hand, is clearly known for its hard technology, which is perhaps strictly related to his personal professional characteristics. In layman's terms, insiders often write about insider behavior, which is often easier to impress readers.
Objectively speaking, the hard-core technological strength shown in "The Rescue Plan" is far beyond Andy Weir's first two works. It uses the reality of respecting the laws of physics to write into the details of every part of the scientific and technological part, as well as the scientific and technological reasoning, and there are few parts that violate the common sense of physics.
What is less well known is that before writing this novel, the author actually did a lot of corresponding research work for the hardcore technology part of the novel "Rescue Plan".
For example, the book mentions relativistic travel, and the concept of time dilation, as well as the mathematical problems behind fuel consumption. In addition, the author has clarified a lot of the details of the physics of astrologers, that is, the specific behavior and operation of stars, and how these astrophysicists work.
These physics problems mentioned above, we can easily open the book to see the details of the corresponding description. For example, in the part of the book that mentions the concept of relativity and time expansion, the author brilliantly describes:
"Until the engine goes out: 0005:20:39:06", "Last digit minus one per second." ”
"I learned a few facts here. First of all, I had five more days (close to six) before the engine went out; the number of days was four, which meant that the journey was at least a thousand days, more than three years, and the trip took twelve years to complete at the speed of light, so for me it should have taken a long time as well.
Oh yes, relativity.
Running close to the speed of light, you will experience time dilation. After I leave Earth, I will spend more time on Earth than I have experienced. ”
"Time is the key to this question, and unfortunately, during my dormancy period, the Earth has passed at least 13 years. It will take at least 13 years for the information to be transmitted back to Earth. ”
"That means that the stellar eater will be literally wreaking havoc on Earth for at least 26 years."
In particular, it should be mentioned that the hard technology mentioned in the author's previous work "Moon City" has been singled out a lot of flaws, while "The Rescue Plan" is different, the author has spent a greater mind to study and conceive, in terms of the author Andy Weir's point of view of the book, the content of the book presented in the scientific and technological part, there is no violation of the laws of physics. The only difference and reality is that neutrino life can be wrapped and stored. Unless someone with a strong physical background digs deeper, you can see the difference here. Therefore, it is too difficult for people who read hardcore science fiction that is so close to the reality of technology to not be integrated into the world.
Encounter with aliens: There is no battlefield, only a deep friendship that shares responsibilities
"Rescue Plan" also has a big good-looking "alien" that makes readers excited. This topic must have been studied by humans for a long time, but what happens when humans meet aliens?
Many people will feel that humans may fight a war with aliens and compete with each other for control... Of course, it's exciting that in The Rescue Plan, the author does mention aliens, and he has been in contact with aliens for a long, long time, and even the protagonist of the novel, Ryan Grace, who ends up with an unpredictable ending, on the planet of the Poegans:
"I sat in a comfortable chair, snapped my knuckles, and started class."
"'Can any of you tell me what the speed of light is?' The 12 children raised their claws. ”
However, the surprise that people find is that in the "Rescue Plan", when human beings encounter aliens, although the appearance of each other is different, but each other's peace-loving minds are very tacit and common, human beings and aliens not only did not fight with each other, but also built a deep friendship bridge, because saving each other's planets and disasters has become a "community of destiny" between humans and aliens, and the responsibility is so. I think that such a joyful scene is already unexpected and rare expectations for many people. If we talk about it according to the experience of reading novels in the past, if humans meet aliens, it will be a very prudent thing, and if they are not good, it is who will replace whom. Just from the brilliant idea of the story, we also need to praise Andy Will's "Rescue Plan".
Ryan Grace, the protagonist of Andy Will's "Rescue Plan", who wakes up in a coma, suddenly finds himself losing his memory, not even knowing his name, under the care of the robot arm, when his memory gradually recovers, he finally realizes that he has been dormant for a long time, and it is on a spaceship, it is to perform a special mission, the sun is infected with the phagocytosis, "the world is going to die, have to block it", specifically to find out why the T cetus star is not infected by the diaphragm... This leads to a series of thrilling space travel stories.
As these stories continue to move forward, the hardcore technological elements of space travel shown by the author give readers a great sense of trust, as well as the precious friendship that arises after encountering aliens, which becomes the most real and memorable reading experience brought to us by this masterpiece. If you also want to go on a "real" space trip, you might as well open "The Rescue Plan" and start with Andy Will's Ryan Grace experience.
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