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https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/relativistic-ke

You can play around with this calculator to get an idea of the insane energies involved with a moon-sized object impacting at relativistic speeds. For an example, I plugged in the mass of our moon - moving at 0.95c and got around 3.5e+23 megatons.

For reference, the Tsar Bomba (the biggest nuclear device ever detonated) was a puny 50 megatons. So almost 10 sextillion times more force (and for additional reference, the sun is only about 300k times more massive than the earth). And that's just one moon sized object, not two.

Additionally - the thing about stars is they're in a state of equilibrium, with the outward force of hydrogen fusion battling against the pull of gravity (it's actually a lot more complicated, but that's the simple version). So you don't necessarily need enough energy to tear the star apart, but just enough energy to tip the balance so that the outward force wins, then the star will disperse.

Relativistic impactors are easily the among the most deadly weapons in Sci-Fi - all the more scary because any civilization that has accessible light-speed travel (like the Bobiverse) means that anyone who controls a single ship, controls a doomsday weapon far more powerful than anything humanity has access to today

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tl;dr - not only would it work, it was frankly overkill

I’ve always been a big fan of that Bobiverse and I recently was able to publish the sci-fi novel I always wanted to write. I think any Bobiverse fan would enjoy my book.

Here is the back cover blurb:

What kind of person does it take to build a civilization from the ground up? In this fun, hard science fiction novel, astronaut Nick Burke will have to learn how to be a leader if he wants humanity to survive on a new planet…even if he is no longer a human himself. Nick Burke dreams of successfully creating the first sustainable space colony in human history. After a third failed mission on Mars, Nick returns to Earth heartbroken. But during the trip home he has an epiphany caused by a near-death experience on how to truly accomplish his dream. Nick launches a billionaire funded startup company that solves the interstellar travel problem. Transporting people in a spaceship without any people aboard. After Nick lands on his new, distant planet, he has to combat his greatest trials yet including raising children and goats while becoming a colony building survivalist. Fans of Andy Weir’s The Martian and Dennis E. Taylor’s We Are Legion (We Are Bob) will find familiar themes of innovative science fiction ideas with plenty of humor and pop-culture.

Here is the link to the book on Amazon:
SEED by Matthew G. Dick

The Expanse series is fantastic. More "Firefly-esque" than "Bobiversal," but still pretty good with the nerdy points.

Books 1-3 at Amazon. there are currently 8 in total

Here is the back cover summary:

What kind of person does it take to build a civilization from the ground up? In this fun, hard science fiction novel, astronaut Nick Burke will have to learn how to be a leader if he wants humanity to survive on a new planet…even if he is no longer a human himself. Nick Burke dreams of successfully creating the first sustainable space colony in human history. After a third failed mission on Mars, Nick returns to Earth heartbroken. But during the trip home he has an epiphany caused by a near-death experience on how to truly accomplish his dream. Nick launches a billionaire funded startup company that solves the interstellar travel problem. Transporting people in a spaceship without any people aboard. After Nick lands on his new, distant planet, he has to combat his greatest trials yet including raising children and goats while becoming a colony building survivalist. Fans of Andy Weir’s The Martian and Dennis E. Taylor’s We Are Legion (We Are Bob) will find familiar themes of innovative science fiction ideas with plenty of humor and pop-culture.

Here is a link to the book.
Thanks!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(novel_series)

https://www.amazon.fr/Daemon-Daniel-Suarez/dp/0451228731/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=36XAXH9QZSQSM&keywords=daemon+daniel+suarez&qid=1578773544&sprefix=daemon+danie%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-1

FRench amazon but should be findable in english

author : daniel suarez

Very competent main character that accomplishes a bunch? You want the Honor Harrington series. Best of all, you can try it for free. The author released most of the books in electronic form for free before ebooks became a thing. Start with On Basilisk Station.

http://www.baencd.freedoors.org/Discs/Baen%2001/index.htm https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074C161MH

Also of note is that this series is complete in the main story-line, with only short and side stories expected in the future.

In addition to the great books others have mentioned, another one I read recently and enjoyed was Max Gladstone's Empress of Forever. Basically, a tech CEO/CTO gets abducted into the far post-human future. She meets some really cool characters and builds up a crew, including >!a surprisingly likeable grey goo, an embodied AI, and a cybernetic warrior-monk!<.

There's a bunch of novel concepts that I haven't seen in other sci-fi. Similar to Bobiverse, there's also quite a few tech in-jokes, although they're focused more on agile/scrum/business-tech. I listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed the narrator and how she voiced the different characters.

This is the sequel to Outland: https://www.amazon.com/Outland-Dennis-E-Taylor-audiobook/dp/B07PSKF64R/ref=sr_1_12?qid=1650480443&amp;refinements=p_27%3ADennis+Taylor&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-12&amp;text=Dennis+Taylor

In case you haven't heard, there's a new one called Dead Moon out soon.

The thing with relativistic travel is it would only take that long from the perspective of an external viewer.

https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/space-travel?c=USD&amp;v=acceleration:1!g,mode:1,world:0,efficiency1:100!perc!l,efficiency2:100!perc!l,efficiency3:100!perc!l,efficiency4:100!perc!l,planet_star:0.000000000000000,destination:23840964000000000...

fuel issues aside, a spaceship traveling at a constant 1g of acceleration to Andromeda would only experience ~28 years whereas an external observer in the Milky Way would experience ~2.5 million years.

I'm actually kind of excited now. There's several sequels I never even knew about! https://www.amazon.com/Well-Stars-Robert-Reed/dp/0765347644/ref=pd_aw_sim_1/144-2728008-9841166?pd_rd_w=uQMnl&amp;pf_rd_p=4a14332c-7e23-4ec9-823a-651663cffa87&amp;pf_rd_r=QPP7XATCGXT9HV4GKZTS&amp;pd_rd_r=23b92e73-0218-441e-9d0c-108cf06fffcc&amp;pd...

murray leinster stuff is fun i like the free audiobooks on librivox

i suggest you start with the wailing asteroid its a hoot

https://librivox.org/the-wailing-asteroid-by-murray-leinster/

https://archive.org/details/TheWailingAsteroid/page/n1/mode/2up

talents incorporated is also fun

i like spaceships

Interestingly, faster SURGE Drives wouldn't make a huge difference in overall travel times. According to the space travel calculator (https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/space-travel) a trip of 50 lightyears would take 50.19 years at 10g, and 50.02 years at 100g.

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A better surge drive would be useful within a solar system & for combat, but I would wager the increased size & weight of the vessel wasn't worth it.

I don't think Elite Dangerous has the mods, but it does have an accurate star map, which I think would be a requirement.

Elite Dangerous vs Stellaris

Here's a Kindle link for those like me who don't do audio:

Derelict: Book 1, Repel Boarders (A LitRPG, Dungeon Core Adventure) https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B087GH66WS/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_YKHSKZF7G4ERPN0TTRF0

Looks interesting, I'll have to check it out.

going through this sub, sorry for a response to a week old post but yeah, this guy is talking about something different.

that first little bit he says there "everybody loves large chests is another one" is him referencing another book called everyone loves large chests https://www.amazon.com/Morningwood-Everybody-Loves-Large-Chests-ebook/dp/B076NSQ6JT

a quick google shows its not really my type of book but just incase you were actually confused, there is your answer.

Two other Amazon self- published series have really hit the spot for me:

The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver is a reincarnation/time travel/do-over story full of nostalgia.

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01J8FBONO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_iPuQFb5VGMTVV

A Pause in Space Time follows a young inventor through his attempts to share something amazing with the world... and cash in.

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B082PC132B/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_lRuQFbE0VY2TT

I do not claim either of these are great literature, but I found them engrossing. More books follow each if you like the first one.

And I low-key called you an "utter twat" followed by an "asshat", only to have you think me reasonable. 😘

All about dat presentation.

I haven't actually read much of them, I'll definitely check it out.

Also something for you to kill time on- Expeditionary Force series, The Gam3 series, The Undying Mercenary series, and the Magic 2.0 series. All are science-fiction series that are fairly original, and with decreasing degrees (ExForce most prominent, Magic 2.0 hardly existent) of overarching series plots.

Seriously- if you haven't read Expeditionary Force, you really, really need to. Plus, it's like 10 books at this point and will tie you up for a while.

It's been mentioned but I definitely recommend the Expeditionary Force by Craig Alanson. I believe they're on sale on Audible right now.

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It's funny, creative, and the characters are enjoyably. Not as science heavy as Bobiverse but not light on the science either :)

Try starship mage

The first book is an "omnibus" of all the chapters the author originally published online. so there's a lot of repetition (reexplaining things at the beginning of chapters), so don't let that bias you against the series.

It's the best sci-fi of its kind ("space opera") I've ever read. It's amazing. I wish they made an epic movie series of it - it could rival the lord of the rings / harry potter movies if done right.

I can't recommend it enough. It's so good.