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The Unwound Way
Evan Larkspur dreamed of greater glory than his play writing could ever bring him. But his newfound career as officer on a star-survey mission ended in disaster almost as soon as it had begun. And when he returned home, the only survivor of a freak accident that had flung his ship out of known space, he found that a century had passed and though Larkspur the playwright w...more
Mass Market Paperback, 339 pages
Published
October 13th 1991
by Del Rey Books
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Started off well, and the suddenly took a perplexing turn that made no sense - until everything came together. A brilliant book overall, readers familiar with the workds of Shakespeare, and with Greek and Roman mythology, will love this one.
The premise behind having a sci-fi book centered around a poet or playwright is a novel idea and one that has not been explored much in the literary world. Unfortunately "The Unwound Way" is long winded and a bit chaotic between flashbacks. Descriptors in part two begin to give the book a little more solid footing, however finding the underlying principal of the book pointing towards a secret society is a bit cliche. The fact that this is a common theme between the two books the author has writt...more
This book is just great fun. It's got adventure, romance, political philosophy, intrigue, fun tech, and even some great literary references. My favorite part is the J. Alfred Prufrock robot crab.
I almost gave it three stars. I liked many of the ideas in this book. The conspiracy theorys and philosophys. Not that I agree with them.
The writing itself is not that great. It kept my interest.
The writing itself is not that great. It kept my interest.
Science fiction, politics, art, secret agents, despotic governments, derring do makes for a convoluted plot, but one that I liked a lot.
It's out of print, but it's got some good ideas about government and what we should fight for.
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Author of The Unwound Way, The End of Fame, and Dead Sirius as well as short stories published in the Ellery Queen and Alfred Hitchcock mystery magazines.
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