Wednesday, April 14, 2021

The Forever Man



The Forever Man is a science fiction novel by Gordon R. Dickson, who won numerous awards and who was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame the year before his death. Here's more proof that books don't have to be new to be fun to read. Older books (and by that, I mean that this book was published in the 1980s) are usually readily available pretty cheap online used or in local used book stores if you're lucky enough to live in a place that has a used book store.

from the back of the book:
MIND AND MACHINE

An ancient starship is found adrift in space, damaged by alien Laagi warships. The voice of the pilot still survives -a mind merged with the ship itself.

Now, Earth's scientists attempt to duplicate the feat. Pilot John Wander has been chosen for the dangerous mission. His spirit transferred from his body to his own ship. Wander must make peace with the Laagi...

Or lose his ship and his mind.

23 comments:

  1. I love finding old books with fun story lines like this!

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    1. Yes, this had an interesting plot :)

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  2. ...wow, old is from the '80s?

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    1. not old, but older. 1980 was 41 years ago, after all. Many newer books have come out since then, so books from the 80s don't get much space on bookstore shelves. Unless they're classics, but not always even then.

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  3. I believe I've read this one. It certainly sounds familiar. If I have, I've still got it. And since it's from the 80s, I now also feel OLD (grin).

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    1. It's older in book publishing terms lol

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  4. Oh I think Mr. M. has everyone of his books or close to it. Also there are about 40 plants you can grow in the shade. I would love to see you get a small garden started. Check this out https://morningchores.com/vegetables-that-grow-in-shade/ Have a great day.

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    1. He's a good writer. I'll check out that link. Thanks!

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  5. This sounds a lot like "The Ship Who Sang" by Anne McCaffrey from 1969

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    1. It has some similarities, yes. I hadn't even remembered that book, but I liked that author.

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  6. I”m not familiar with that author, but I don’t read much sci-fi. I bet my husband read it.

    be safe... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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    1. He's well-known in science fiction circles.

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  7. Old is chasing us and we can't get away:) Some of the best sci-fi is from the 40's and 50's but if an author can tell a story who cares what decade they wrote in.

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    1. Old caught me long ago lol I just went ahead and embraced the idea when AARP offered me membership ;) Some of the older books and even the actually old ones read as "modern" as newly published ones.

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  8. Sounds like an interesting one. I do like sci-fi.
    Hope you have a great weekend! :)
    (I know, I'm a bit early on that but it is because I am anxious to be done with tomorrow and the dentist--ROFL!)

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  9. Sounds good. I'm old and like old books. Did you ever read the Perelandra Trilogy by C.S.Lewis? Valerie

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    1. I remember reading the Lewis trilogy in the 70s. I even re-read those books. Very thought-provoking.

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    2. I like them, too, oldies but goldies!

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  10. Though I'm not big on sci-fi, I have to agree, books that are older are just as good as yesterday's best seller (sometimes better). I will often find myself looking up words as the language has changed!

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    1. With science fiction books from the 1980s it not the language that differs but the technology. Still, that doesn't ever bother me.

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  11. I love finding old book for the cheap, and stories from the past can be good. I don't do this type of sci fi, but I love to go back and read the best seller lists from past years. I've found so great books that way.

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    1. The new releases and classics seem to take up all the available bookstore space, and you can't blame the stores really, but it can make it hard to come across any books older than a few years. I love lists of books that won various awards in the past. Some great science fiction books can be found that way.

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