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Into the Aether
Dell, 1974. Mass market paperback original novel.
220 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1974
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Richard A. Lupoff
220 books39 followersRichard Allen "Dick" Lupoff (born February 21, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American science fiction and mystery author, who has also written humor, satire, non-fiction and reviews. In addition to his two dozen novels and more than 40 short stories, he has also edited science-fantasy anthologies. He is an expert on the writing of Edgar Rice Burroughs and has an equally strong interest in H. P. Lovecraft. Before becoming a full-time writer in 1970 he worked in the computer industry.
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April 24, 2021
The story starts off very similar to so many other steampunk novels with an odd professor, his unique invention, a plucky sidekick, and a manservant, off to explore the moon in their newly created ether ship.
But the story's main characters are horrifically racist, as is the author's narration.
Sure, the book was written in 1950, and the setting for the novel is 1884, but the racism is overpowering, distracting, disgusting. I rarely quit a book once started, so I gave myself 50 pages to see if it is tolerable or not. It's obvious it was written to be humorous but has not held up to the test of time.
By 50 pages though, the story takes bizarre turns and twists and I had to keep reading despite the unpalatable racism.
Most of the story takes place in some type of inner-dimensional-space INSIDE a giant, gas-filled, naked Moon Queen.
That's what kept me hooked. The odd and bizarre nature of it all.
***Spoiler of the ending***
The ending is one of the worst endings I've ever read, with the author talking to the reader, promising more of the story if you're good and behave.
What?!?!
Zero resolution.
The most singularly worst ending I've ever read, now that I think about it.
But the story's main characters are horrifically racist, as is the author's narration.
Sure, the book was written in 1950, and the setting for the novel is 1884, but the racism is overpowering, distracting, disgusting. I rarely quit a book once started, so I gave myself 50 pages to see if it is tolerable or not. It's obvious it was written to be humorous but has not held up to the test of time.
By 50 pages though, the story takes bizarre turns and twists and I had to keep reading despite the unpalatable racism.
Most of the story takes place in some type of inner-dimensional-space INSIDE a giant, gas-filled, naked Moon Queen.
That's what kept me hooked. The odd and bizarre nature of it all.
***Spoiler of the ending***
The ending is one of the worst endings I've ever read, with the author talking to the reader, promising more of the story if you're good and behave.
What?!?!
Zero resolution.
The most singularly worst ending I've ever read, now that I think about it.
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