''First Flight'' is a

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

novel by British-American writer

Chris Claremont Christopher S. Claremont (; born November 25, 1950) is a British-born American comic book writer and novelist, known for his 17-year stint on ''Uncanny X-Men'' from 1975 to 1991, far longer than that of any other writer,Claremont, Chris. ''Marvel ...

, published by

Ace Books Ace Books is a publisher of science fiction (SF) and fantasy books founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn. It began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns, and soon branched out into other genres, publishing its first scienc ...

in 1987.

Plot summary

''First Flight'' is a novel about US Air Force officer Lt. Nicole Shea, which takes place in the frontier of space in the near future.

Reception

Lynn Bryant reviewed ''First Flight'' in '' Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer'' No. 83. Bryant commented that "''First Flight'' is a well paced, fast moving adventure that is tempered with some good characterizations and a bit of mystery."

Reviews

*Review by

Don D'Ammassa Donald Eugene D'Ammassa (born April 24, 1946) is an American fantasy, science fiction and horror critic and author.Science Fiction Chronicle DNA Publications was an American publishing company that existed from 1993 to 2007 and was run by the husband-and-wife team of Warren Lapine and Angela Kessler. Initially based in Massachusetts, DNA Publications relocated to Radford, Virginia. A ...

, #101 February 1988https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?6312 *Review by Mark J. McGarry (1988) in

Thrust Thrust is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton's third law. When a system expels or accelerates mass in one direction, the accelerated mass will cause a force of equal magnitude but opposite direction to be applied to that syst ...

, #30, Summer 1988 *Review by Andy Sawyer (1990) in Paperback Inferno, #84 *Review by Paul J. McAuley (1990) in Interzone, #39 September 1990

References

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