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Norman spinrad is the author of over twenty novels, including bug jack barron. The novel the void captains tale by norman spinrad was. Norman spinrad s 1972 alternate history, gives us both a metafictional whatif novel and a cutting satire of one of the 20th century s most evil regimes. The void captains tale by norman spinrad the eyrie. Delany, one of the giants of new wave science fiction. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Spinrad has long been a favorite of mine and i think he is one of the most underappreciate science fiction writers around. I actually prefer spinrads mexica but this is a decent recap of the take if. Spinrad examines one of his most compelling obsessions the possible futures of america. The void captains tale takes place three or four thousand. The void captains tale book in the second starfaring age, humans travel the universe via a technology they barely understand, propelled by a space drive consisting of mysteriously complex mechanisms and, symbiotically linked to it, a living woman, the void pilot.
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