Slingshot does for the launch loop what Arthur C. Clarke’s The Fountains of Paradise or Sheffield’s Web Between the Worlds did for the space elevator. Again, Williscroft delivers a great mix of hard science fiction and action.
— Alastair Mayer
Author of the T-Space Series
Robert Williscroft deftly crafts an energetic story around a phenomenal technological development just over the horizon: the space launch loop. The technical detail woven into this story is an education unto itself. But don’t assume that Williscroft chooses raw infodump over story—Slingshot is an adventure that pulls you in, gives you characters that are engaging, and invites you to follow them through their challenges. What Williscroft has done in Slingshot is no easy task—he has balanced the hard aspect of science fi
