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Cargando... The Void Captain's tale (1983)por Norman Spinrad
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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. Pilots are rare, and the ability to be a Pilot also entails physical wasting and a shortened life. But Pilots live only for the timeless moments of Transition, when their ships cross the emptiness of space in an instant. Now Void Pilot Dominique Alia Wu has begun to catch a glimpse of something more, something transcendent in that eternal moment . . . and she needs the cooperation of her Captain to achieve it permanently. Even at risk to the survival of the Ship. Norman Spinrad has been one of SF's most adventurous writers since the 1960s, an internationally praised peer of such writers as Harlan Ellison, Michael Moorcock, and Samuel R. Delany. His stories of the Second Starfaring Age, The Void Captain's Tale and the later novel Child of Fortune, form a single epic praised by the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction as an eroticized vision of the Galaxy . . . an elated Wanderjahr among the sparkling worlds. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The basic premise is that mankind has discovered an FTL technology left behind by an alien race, and uses it to travel between the stars, without really understanding how it works. Sounds pretty traditional so far, right? But in Spinrad’s universe the FTL drive works by putting the “pilot” through an instantaneous mind blowing orgasm (I kid you not) each time the ship “jumps.” Pilots (who must be female, by the way) become addicted to the experience, forgetting about all else, spending their lives recovering from the last mind blowing orgasm and desperately waiting for the next jump. To keep the crew of the ship from going bonkers out in the void of space, a bizarre haute decadent culture has developed around keeping the crew entertained. While the colonists being transported deep sleep, a group of the vapid super-wealthy elite and their hangers-on engage in a non-stop orgy of food, drugs, drinks, sex, arts and the like. Think “Paris Hilton in Space” and you won’t be far wrong.
A couple of the characters were interesting, but I can’t really say that any were really likable. And at least the mannered writing provided quite a bit a variety to the repeated descriptions of various sex acts. A few interesting ideas, but all in all, not recommended. ( )