num_pages: 310
description: Land and Overland - twin worlds a few thousand miles apart. On Land, humanity faces a threat to its very survival - an airborne species, the ptertha, has declared war on humankind, and is actively hunting for victims. The only hope lies in migration. Through space to Overland. By balloon. The Ragged Astronauts - first volume in an epic adventure filled with memorable characters, intense action, engaging notions, exotic locales.
language: English
title: Ragged Astronauts
titlecomplete: Ragged Astronauts
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Space Opera, Collections, Science Fiction Fantasy, Novels, Fantasy, 20th Century, Steampunk
ratings_count: 460
series: Land and Overland Series
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Arthur C. Clarke Award, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: British Science Fiction Association Award
category: Novel
publisher: Baen