La canción de las estrellas

by Norman Spinrad

Siglos después de la gran Destrucción, florece una nueva civilización llena de esperanza y ambiciones, construida sobre las leyes del músculo, sol, viento y agua, cuatro premisas ecológicas que mantienen la pureza kármica del mundo. Sin embargo, una sombra se cierne sobre Aquaria, los siniestros Espaciales, remanentes de la vieja civilización que llevó al mundo a su destrucción. Dos mundos inconciliables divididos por el más rencoroso de los antagonismos.

Celeste Lou, maestro perfecto de la Vía Celeste, Luminosa Sue, Reina de la Palabra de Boca, y Arnold Harker, sombrío científico negro, deberán lograr que la humanidad escuche las canciones de las estrellas, almacenadas en el Gran Oído, la vieja estación que aguarda en el espacio.

Genres: Science Fiction, Solarpunk, Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy

380 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Born in New York in 1940, Norman Spinrad is an acclaimed SF writer.

Norman Spinrad, born in New York City, is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science. In 1957 he entered City College of New York and graduated in 1961 with a Bachelor of Science degree as a pre-law major. In 1966 he moved to San Francisco, then to Los Angeles, and now lives in Paris. He married fellow novelist N. Lee Wood in 1990; they divorced in 2005. They had no children. Spinrad served as President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) from 1980 to 1982 and again from 2001 to 2002.

Reviews

[Peter Tillman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reread, and it's pretty good. Published in 1980, it's a post-apocalyptic novel with a 1970s California vibe that grates at times -- you may tire of the many iterations of the down-and-dirty natural man and such. But it's a decent period piece, with some surprising twists. I have a copy in my personal library and presumably read it at some point, but remembered nothing of it in 2019. Except for the mildly-salacious cover art.... A book for Spinrad and 1970s fans. His ninth book. Read the blurbs first (as always). It's not quite up to them, but worth considering. Maybe. I did finish it. 2.8 stars (or so).

[Olethros · Rating 3 out of 5]

-¿New Wave casi controlada después de la New Wave descontrolada?.-

Género. Ciencia-Ficción.

Lo que nos cuenta. Celeste Lou se dirige a La Mirage para impartir justicia en un evento en el que parece que hay indicios de brujería, en concreto núcleos de energía radioactiva pertenecientes a la ciencia negra, algo prohibido desde que cientos de años atrás el planeta fuese casi arrasado por tecnología humana destructiva. Allí también se dirige Luminosa Sue para tratar de defender el caso, porque considera que alguien ha puesto una trampa a los suyos, y tiene razón porque la situación ha sido planificada por algunas personas que creen necesaria la vuelta de esa tecnología para alejarse de la ley del músculo, sol, viento y agua, con los ojos puestos en un remanente de la Era Espacial.

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[Temucano · Rating 3 out of 5]

La primera parte tiene más de fantasía, comunidad hippie, sexo y drogas. Al principio entretiene, pero tanto de lo mismo vuelve cansina la lectura y un golpe de timón se hacía necesario entre tanto humo. Es por ello que agradecí la llegada de un viaje al espacio para enderezar el rumbo, ya que de ahí en más Spinrad regala una visión galáctica soberbia, con imágenes cósmicas algo lisérgicas, pero fascinantes.

En todo caso lejos de "Jinetes de la antorcha", y algo menos también de la más famosa, "Incordie a Jack Barron".

[Cody · Rating 5 out of 5]

Set in the post-apocalyptic society of Jefferson, this is the story of Sunshine Sue and Clear-Blue Lou, two protagonists. It's a kind of metaphor for our times, like all scifi, but it also boasts an unbelievable ending (in more ways than one) and some unforgettable characters. Spacers vs. Hippies - who could ask for more?

[Sotiris Makrygiannis · Rating 5 out of 5]

fascinating story , highly philosophical but with few scenes lacking originality but that bc I've set a high standard for his writings . A prophet and clearly a master author of SciFi books and star trek movies. I cannot praise him and this book enough.

[John Defrog: global citizen, local gadfly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'd read Spinrad twice before this – A World Between, which didn't make much of an impression, and Bug Jack Barron, which at the time I didn't care for because Spinrad buried an otherwise good story in free-association 60s hip slang. However, this is the novel where I finally "got it" and became a fan. It's a relatively straightforward post-apocalyptic tale of galactic redemption, and it’s full of interesting ideas. Some lapses into corny 60s sentiment aside, it’s a good read. One of these days I'm going to revisit A World Between and Bug Jack Barron to see if I can appreciate them better than I did the first time I read them.

[Liriope · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book. Some of the later scenes, with the songs from the stars is a bit tedious, but the story as a whole was very enjoyable. The world and culture Spinrad crafted was intriguing and charming, if not startlingly original.

Definitely recommend to any sci-fi or Spinrad fans.

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

As long as you're willing to accept its conceits, this book is pretty groovy, and contains a surprisingly unique vision of the galactic civilization.

[Xabi1990 · Rating 2 out of 5]

4/10. Media de los 4 libros leídos del autor : 4/10

De los libros suyos que he leído salvo "Agente del Caos", con un 7/10, lo mejor hubiera sido prescindir.

[Juan Mesa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es una Utopia/Distopia, los personajes son muy bien manejados, aunque en la parte final el brujo se torna acartonado, casi como el "cliche" de cualquier inquisidor de la edad media.

[Ralph McEwen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little heavy on the Karma, but a very good story anyway.

[Bookmole · Rating 4 out of 5]

I first read this on original publication. It speaks well for the book that reading again, 34 years later, and it is still a good book.