![]() ![]() After all, a ship that sang? Not exactly in line with the exciting exploits of Matt Dodson in the Space Academy or Tom Corbett fighting space pirates. Pre-teen me walked by the last one many times without pause. Heinlein’s Rocket Ship Galileo and Space Cadet, Carey Rockwell’s Tom Corbettbooks, and one novel by Anne McCaffrey, The Ship Who Sang. ![]() But is this really in the spirit of celebrating a new year and the hope that comes with it? Maybe doom and gloom “pandemic style” is not the way to go, so let’s talk about singing starships instead.Īs a corduroy wearing minor, “juveniles” I believe we were called, roaming the school library of a small town in southern Alberta, my sci-fi reading options were limited to various Dr. If you’re into pop culture and perhaps a bit younger, The Stand (Stephen King: 1978) would be a good pick, or the mostly forgotten but personal favourite of mine, The Last Canadian(William C. ![]() Stewart: 1949) or a micro scale along the lines of The Andromeda Strain (Michael Chrichton: 1969). ![]() This would also the year to explore the obvious topics-pandemics and viral outbreaks-whether it be on a macro scale, such as in Earth Abides (George R. A good start to the year is January’s #VintageScifi Month, as sci-fi bloggers review books that came out prior to their birth year, in my case, 1972. The Ship Who Sang: Anne McCaffrey (1969 248 pages)Ģ020 was a year even Daniel Defoe would consider rough, so it’s almost a forgone conclusion that 2021 has to be better. ![]()
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