Fourth Galaxy, 4 November 2052: in the black sparkle of deep space a figure in a blue overall tumbles over and over as it drifts towards the planet Badr-al-Budur. No space suit, no helmet, no oxygen. He can't be alive, can he? But he is. First Navigator Fremder Gorn is the only survivor when the Corporation tanker Clever Daughter disappears. Nobady knows how he did it, and everybody, including Fremder himself, wants to know. Caroline Lovecraft, Head of the Physio/Psycho unit at Newton Centre, Hubble Straits finds that intimacy doesn't lead to answers and Fremder's own memories are resolutely obscure. Fremder's name means stranger, and his story, as one would expect from Russell Hoban, is full of strangeness and brilliant imagery.
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Russell Hoban is the author of many extraordinary novels including TURTLE DIARY, RIDDLEY WALKER, ANGELICA'S GROTTO, and most recently AMARYLLIS NIGHT AND DAY. He has also written some classic books for children including THE MOUSE AND THE CHILD and the FRANCES books. He lives in London.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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excellent Hoban,
By Hoichi, the Earless (Sietch Tabr, Arrakis) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fremder (Paperback)
Besides Riddley Walker, I think Fremder stands easily toe-to-toe with the best that Hoban has ever written. Great, thought-provoking sci-fi that follows the truest tenants of the genre, while simultaniously pushing them.
The reviewer before me made a comment about this edition being only in Spanish, which is incorrect. The edition pictured is indeed in English, though it does seem to be unavalible in the US as indicated by the last reviewer. I myself aquired my copy from Amazon.co.uk At anyrate, a absolute find and very essential work that easily deserves ones attention if you follow Hoban or just love intelligent sci-fi in general.
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English Language Edition,
This review is from: Fremder (Hardcover)
This is an English language edition. This "original novelist" is imaginative with striking honesty and contemplative prose. A must for all of the bibliophiles of the world.
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i was so happy to find this book in print! absolutely a worthwhile addition to anyone's collection of both literature and sci fi. short enough and dense enough to reread over and over again.
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