SOLVED. 1992 Sci-Fi riding the wormholes made by stars. [s]

[Wayne Baxter]

This is a book I read in 1992. I thought the title was Nth Space, or N-Space, but the only listing I was able to find anywhere close to that was a collection of short stories.

The story centers around a civilization that uses space ships to navigate the ripples in the fabric of space / time that are formed by a star's mass. Each of these ships is a powerful computer that is linked to the brain of the pilot.

The dilemna they must overcome is some unkown civilization, that lacks their sophistication for navigating these ripples, is blowing up stars, which straightens out the folds, which greatly simplifys the problem,but destroys whatever life form is living in that star system. So they must find out who is doing this and stop them.

Their civilization has divided different disciplines into guilds. Of the many specialties, there is a guild for Space Navigation, one for memory, and even one for semantics.

One particular guild I remember is the gene shapers. this guild use the knowledge of genetic engineering to do just about anything, from correcting conditions to making complete anatomical changes. An example is a fad of morphing one's body into hybrids of animals. A practice that is similar to fringe groups we have here on earth that uses tattoos and dental shaping to make themselves appear like Tigers or Lizards. However, in the civilization of this book they take it to a deeper level.
I give this background because one of the supporting characters, unknowingly, earns the ire of one of these gene shapers; and while getting some work done, the gene shaper leaves him a little easter egg in his coding. If that, soon to be unhappy, character gets an erection after sundown, he's stuck with it until sunrise.

[April Ann]

Was it Eon by Greg Bear?

[Wayne Baxter]

April Ann wrote: "Was it Eon by Greg ..."

Nope that wasn't it. The story did not take place on earth, and the civilization was far more advanced then Greg Bears setting.

[April Ann]

k...I'll look more when I get a chance.

[Wayne Baxter]

Thanks

[April Ann]

Dreamspy by Jacqueline Lichtenberg. published in 1989, talks about telepathy and ships. Vampirish, but it did come up in a search.

Here's her link on fantastic fiction, if this one doesn't hit maybe it's one of her others.
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/j...

What about something by Ann McCaffrey? If you scroll down past the dragon series, there's otherworldly science fiction there. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/a...


Damia of the Rowan series has popped up a few times.

[El]

How about Timelike Infinity by Stephen Baxter?

[April Ann]

Mirabile by Janet Kagan, pub. 1991, doesn't have a description but comes up under these categories:
Space colonies
Mutation (Biology)
Genetic engineering
Science fiction, American

[April Ann]

Shadow World by A.C Crispin. pub. 1991 part of the Startbridge series.

In what is to be his last assignment, Mark Kenner sets out on a diplomatic mission to bring the Elspind into the Cooperative League of Systems, but he must first survive in an environment that is hostile to the pending alliance.

[Wayne Baxter]

April Ann wrote: " [b:Dreamspy|588756|Dreamspy|Jacqueline Lichtenberg|http://photo.goodreads.com/bo..."

Nope, no vampires, though the characters did spend time with a tribe of Cro-Magnon men during their investigation. Which is why they had to visit the gene shapers.

Also the main character was a guy.

[April Ann]

This morning I've come up with Neverness by David Zindell. pub. 1988.

Summary: In a cosmos of prolific evolutionary diversity and complexity, Mallory Ringess, headstrong novice of the Order of Pilots, sets out to penetrate the Soild State Entity and to track down the secret of immortality.

[Wayne Baxter]

April Ann wrote: "This morning I've come up with Neverness by David Zindell. pub. 1988.

Summary: In a cosmos of prolifi..."


Neverness FTW, thanks April. I knew there was an N in the title :D.

[April Ann]

Yay!!