Frame of Reference by Jerry Oltion

Unterwegs in die Welt von Morgen #143

by Jerry Oltion

Mission starchild; for one thousand years the spaceship "Starchild" has housed the sole survivors of Earth's most devastating war. The ship has been their protector and their prison, a world with rhyme or reason between the stars. Then young LeAnne and Donivan are thrust through the Starchild's airlock - and discover some starling truths.

Genres: Science Fiction

Paperback

First published March 1, 1987

About the author

Jerry Oltion (pronounced OL-tee-un) has been a gardener, stone mason, carpenter, oilfield worker, forester, land surveyor, rock 'n' roll deejay, printer, proofreader, editor, publisher, computer consultant, movie extra, corporate secretary, magazine columnist, and garbage truck driver. For the last 37 years he has also been a writer, with 15 novels and over 150 stories published so far.

Reviews

[Earl Truss · Rating 1 out of 5]

It seemed rather juvenile. Also had many plots holes. When they first left the starship they killed a creature. Later they find aliens who look exactly like the creature they killed. Where did they come from and why was there no consequences of that? The aliens were very cartoonish and conveniently spoke perfect English. The last chapter seemed to be anti-climatic and rather long for a windup.

[Dixie Goode · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to admit that I have not read this book since it was new in 1987 but I loved it when I read it and it has been one of those few, among the many that I have ever read, that I have never forgotten. Recently I read another, newer book, Pure Control by C. Brill that reminded me of this book in many ways and now I want to reread this one. If I remember right this book also has a similar story to the Children's movie Wall-E. Oy os post-war, survivors of devastation, adventure, and hope combined.