Orbital Resonance (novel)

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Orbital Resonance
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Cover of first edition (hardcover)
Author John Barnes
Cover artist Bob Eggleton
LanguageEnglish
SeriesCentury Next Door
Genre Science fiction novel
Publisher Tor Books
Publication date
1991
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages214
ISBN 0-312-85206-1
OCLC 23975965
LC Class PS3552.A677 O73 1991
Followed by Kaleidoscope Century  

Orbital Resonance is a science fiction novel by John Barnes. It is the first of four books comprising the Century Next Door series, followed by Kaleidoscope Century , Candle, and The Sky So Big and Black .

Orbital Resonance was nominated for the James Tiptree Jr. Award (now Otherwise Award) in 1991 and the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1992.

Critical reaction

Writer Jo Walton declared: "This may be Barnes’s best book. (Or that may be A Million Open Doors.) It’s a book almost everyone who likes SF will enjoy, and if it gives you a lot to think about as well, then that’s all to the good." [1]

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