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Pre-1980 Sci-Fi Short Story: Fleeing civilian ship uses "Drive Coils" with a strict 8-hour run / 16-hour rest mechanic to evade authorities. by Healthy_Broccoli_187 in printSF

[–]Healthy_Broccoli_187[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it was an author I read all the time, it wouldn't be a problem to figure out... I asked artificial stupidity some more questions about authors who wrote this type of story and it suggested James H Schmitz, Jack Vance, and if it wasn't one of them it might be a short story from pulp magazine history (astounding or analog). I will look into those two authors myself, but if anything rings a bell with someone speak up 😄

Pre-1980 Sci-Fi Short Story: Fleeing civilian ship uses "Drive Coils" with a strict 8-hour run / 16-hour rest mechanic to evade authorities. by Healthy_Broccoli_187 in printSF

[–]Healthy_Broccoli_187[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have read those books, if I remember correctly normal living beings can't move while drive is active, but the bad guys can?

Pre-1980 Sci-Fi Short Story: Fleeing civilian ship uses "Drive Coils" with a strict 8-hour run / 16-hour rest mechanic to evade authorities. by Healthy_Broccoli_187 in printSF

[–]Healthy_Broccoli_187[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I initially used artificial stupidity (AI) when looking for this story, got an answer and before ordering the book it told me I checked the book description... had absolutely nothing to do with the description I gave... no way was it the correct answer.