The Wreck of the River of Stars
by Michael Flynn · first published 2003
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Even though the term is not used in it, possibly the best sci-fi novel example of an Incident Pit is "The Wreck of the River of Stars" by Michael Flynn. A ship's crew independently make a set of small decisions, any one of which would not result in failure, but in total which result in the loss of the ship and much of its crew. It…
on “Incident Pit” ↗I'm a big fan of his book The Wreck of the River of Stars, and think a lot of people here would like it. The River of Stars is an interplanetary craft, originally driven by solar sail, with snazzy new fusion drives recently added. The crew combines new fusion…
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