Lee Willard

The Perfect Song (The Further Adventures of Desa, #3) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

It is 3039ad, almost eight hundred Earth years have passed since Desa emerged from the pass thru the Kinsheeta. The starship age has come and gone. If anyone has seen the report of the second expedition to 61 Cygni, you know that Desa was involved in some adventures during the early starship age. Its only lasting effect was cheaper suntower service to more places. That was so long ago that it is now taken for granted and many electronics companies are centuries old and their names are household words. But even now print media holds more of the market than it's had on Earth since its 20th century. It is still the main media of the average person. The average person in the city where and when this takes place uses an 'eye' (data terminal) once or twice a month at this time. Desa never took the threat of celebrity seriously. People had warned her since the 55th, but it had eluded her so completely for four centuries that she didn't believe the threat was real. Yes, this same story could take place in New York, London, Amsterdam, Paris or Los Angeles and appeal to lovers of that time in Earth's history when music was important. Those stories have been told, those all have governments to appeal to and contend with, the scene in Zhlindu does not. In this Desa also has to come to grips with her ambivalence toward fame and her lack of empathy for one of her closest friends. In here we also get a first-hand look at the music scene and music business of Zhlindu. This city is known for music and is probably the home of the culture where music is the most important of any human culture known to date. It is one of the biggest businesses in the city and one of the most important aspects of their culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lee Willard
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781005953997
• Artikelnr.: 72788178

Autorenporträt

I am a retired embedded systems engineer and sci-fi hobbyist from Hartford. Most of my stories concern Kassidor, 'The planet the hippies came from' which I have used to examine subjects like: What would it take to make the hippy lifestyle real? How would extended lifespans affect society? What could happen if we outlive our memories? How can murder be committed when violence is impossible?

I have recently discovered that someone new to science fiction should start their exploration of Kassidor with the Second Expedition trilogy. To the mainstream fiction reader the alien names of people, places and things can be confusing. This series has a little more explanation of the differences between Kassidor and Earth. In all of the Kassidor stories you will notice the people do not act like ordinary humans but like flower children from the 60's. It is not until Zhlindu that the actual modifications made to human nature to make them act that way are spelled out. To aide that understanding I've made The Second Expedition free.

I am not a fan of violence and dystopia. I believe that sci-fi does not just predict the future, but helps create the future because we sci-fi writers show our readers what the future will be and the readers go out and create it. I believe that the current fad of constant dystopia and mega-violence in sci-fi today is helping to create that world, and I mention that often in reviews and comments on the books I read. I also believe that the characters in those stories who are completely free of any affection are at least as unnatural as the modified humans of Kassidor.

In my reviews, * = couldn't finish it. ** = Don't bother with it. *** = good story worth reading. **** = great and memorable story. ***** = Worth a Hugo.