Sunday, December 12, 2021

The Boat of a Million Years



The Boat of a Million Years is a science fiction novel by Poul Anderson. from Wikipedia:
The novel follows a group of eleven immortals from the ancient past to the distant future. Most of the novel follows the various immortals throughout their lives as they try to find others like themselves, avoid being killed, and remain quiet about their gift.
There's one scene that happens at Christmas:
Yet another Christmas drew nigh, in the ship's chronology. It was meaningless to ask if it did on Earth just then -doubly meaningless, given the physics here and the forgottenness yonder. Hanno came upon Svoboda hanging ornaments in the common room. Evergreen boughs from the nanoprocessors were fresh and fragrant, bejeweled with berries of holly. They seemed as forlorn as the Danish carolsfrom the speakers.
Publishers Weekly has a plot description. SFF180 says, "The Boat of a Million Years lives up to the grandiosity of its title." Kirkus Reviews doesn't like Anderson's writing style. Worlds Without End concludes by calling it "a solidly satisfying work".

14 comments:

  1. This sounds really good. Might be a merry Christmas to me from me

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    1. I wish I hadn't already passed this one along, I'd send it to you.

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  2. ...mighty old.

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    1. Definitely old, and forever getting older.

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  3. I looked up this author and it told me he was an actual physicist.(I had a good friend in college named Paul Anderson and I didn't know if he was this same man. Nope. IT would have been like my college friend to change his first name spelling just to be different.) How much science does he put into this story? Just curious. Enjoy the rest of this weekend.

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    1. I don't remember much physics in this book. I've read several by him, and I've always enjoyed them. He's a great storyteller!

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  4. This sounds rather strange, but I don't think I want to read it. Thanks, VALERIE

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    1. He's a wonderful writer, and he wrote a variety of books and stories. If this doesn't suit another of his works might well.

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  5. I will have to check to see if Mr. M. has this one.

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    1. It's not his best-known work. Maybe The High Crusade would get that honor?

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  6. This sounds interesting. I love how you find Christmas in the most unusual places.

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    1. I love it when I'm reading along and come across some holiday just by chance.

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  7. Thanks for the recommendation, sounds like a fab author 😀. Happy wishes! Hugs Jo x

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