The Void Captain's tale

Norman Spinrad

earliest edition we have, 1983 Spectra, 1986 paperback

A love story of sorts set in a distant future. The narrator of the novel is captain of an interstellar ship ferrying passengers from a complex sybaritic culture. He writes in an elegant farrago of various European languages, though Spinrad makes sure an English monoglot will have no trouble. The other main character is the ship's pilot, who is in love with the void. A difficult, in parts unsuccessful, but overall bri...

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The Void Captain's Tale paperback · 2013 · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 242 pages · 9781490447940
Void Captain's Tale edition · 2011 · Orion Publishing Group, Limited · 9780575117259
The Void Captain's tale edition · 2001 · Orb · 224 pages
Void Captain's Tale paperback · 1986 · Spectra · 9780553259957
The void captain's tale edition · 1984 · Panther · 256 pages
The Void Captain's Tale paperback · 1984 · Pocket · 250 pages · 9780671498993
The Void Captain's tale edition · 1983 · Timescape Books · 250 pages

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