AFTER TWO CENTURIES.... "The sound came swiftly nearer, rising in pitch and swelling in volume. Then it broke through the clouds, tall and black and beautifully deadly--the Gern battle cruiser, come to seek them out and destroy them. Humbolt dropped inside the stockade, exulting. For two hundred years his people had been waiting for the chance to fight the mighty Gern Empire ... with bows and arrows against blasters and bombs!" ... "Space Prison" is an epic tale of survival. After war between Humans and Gerns erupted, a human interstellar ship with eight thousand colonists is captured. Half of the group is left to die on a hellish planet called Ragnarok -- a planet of high gravity, impossible temperature extremes, murderous wildlife, and no usable resources. "Space Prison" covers the two-century history of this stranded colony, and describes its survival and how it eventually adapts and thrives.
Book Description
Special Offers and Product Promotions
- This item is eligible for our 4-for-3 promotion. Eligible products include select Books and Home & Garden items. Buy any 4 eligible items and get the lowest-priced item free. Here's how (restrictions apply)
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Revenge is a Dish that Should Be Served Cold!,
By
This review is from: Space Prison (Paperback)
Tom Godwin (1915-1980) has a strange career as a sci-fi writer. He has written only three novels and around thirty short stories. With such exiguous production he managed to deliver an outstanding tale: "The Cold Equations" (1954) and a very readable novel: "Space Prison" (1958) (aka "The Survivors").His works are very representative of the sci-fi from the `50s: not so great character development, action centered storyline, young adult readers oriented. Nevertheless the present book managed to have a Gnome Press edition and at least two Pyramid Books edition, a good performance for a little known author. The story starts when war between Humans and Gerns erupted. In this context a human interstellar ship with eight thousand colonists is captured. Half of the group is stranded in a hellish planet very suitably named Ragnarok. The four thousand Rejects has to face 1.5 gravity pull, prowlers (a deadly mixture of wolf & tiger), unicorns (massive murderous bulls), Hell Fever, rotten weather (in short term and long term) amongst other "hazards". Their numbers soon dwindle to forty nine! From that point on generation after generation the Rejected, steel themselves with only one aim: take revenge on the Gerns. One special attribute of this novel is, not being centered on a character but on successive generations of them, encompassing a two hundred years span. This is a good sample of 50's sci-fi lit. Reviewed by Max Yofre.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great book, bad format,
By Goldtru "Trudi" (Massachusetts, MA) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Space Prison (Kindle Edition)
This is a fantastic book, but the formatting is terrible. All italics are rendered in straight text with dashes on either side. I thought I could put up with this but it gets really annoying after a while. The other Kindle version of this, costing 99 cents, is beautifully formatted so definitely go with that one.It is certainly worth it!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Introduced me to science fiction,
By
This review is from: Space Prison (Hardcover)
My father read this to me as a kid over thirty years ago and so started my love of science fiction. I've always loved this book and still carry one of the first editions. I've probably read this book a dozen times over the years. I love the characters and how they survive their environment and finally get revenge on the Gerns. This is just a good old fashion sci-fi story.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):
(learn more)
hyperspace transmitter, prowler attacks, woods goats, orange corn, prospecting parties, detector screen, stockade wall Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Big Winter, Old Ones, Hell Fever, Gern Empire, Dunbar Expedition, Bill Humbolt, Bob Craig, John Prentiss, George Ord, Big Summer, Howard Lake, Steve Schroeder, Charley Craig, Gene Taylor, Craig Mountains Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
hyperspace transmitter, prowler attacks, woods goats, orange corn, prospecting parties, detector screen, stockade wall Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Big Winter, Old Ones, Hell Fever, Gern Empire, Dunbar Expedition, Bill Humbolt, Bob Craig, John Prentiss, George Ord, Big Summer, Howard Lake, Steve Schroeder, Charley Craig, Gene Taylor, Craig Mountains Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
