Non-Stop
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780330246385 (0330246380)
Publish date: 1976
Publisher: Pan Books
Pages no: 204
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Novels,
Science Fiction,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
20th Century,
Space Opera,
Pulp,
Dystopia,
Apocalyptic,
Post Apocalyptic
Series: SF Masterworks
The giant ship is sent to colonize a planet Procyon V. During the ship’s approach to the planet, something has happened. A new form disease, A Nine Days Ague derived from the planet killed a lot of people in the ship. The crew and inhabitants decided to turn back to the Earth. It took more than twen...
Brilliant piece of sci-fi writing
More fun than I thought it would be. A generational spaceship saga in which the descendants of the original crew have reverted to savagery. Some surprising twists and interesting speculations on religion and psychology.
One of those multi-generation starship stories, quite good. But there have been so many rip-offs...
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