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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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An Enjoyable Slice of Pulp SF,
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This review is from: The Starmen of Llyrdis (Mass Market Paperback)
Leigh Brackett was a prolific writer for pulp science fiction magazines, especially Planet Stories, in the 40's and 50's. The Starmen of Llyrdis reads like an expanded pulp tale. To a generation used to 500 page novels, it's a quick read. Character development takes a back seat to action, and scientific details are brushed over in favor of adventure and G-rated romance. But Action and Adventure are good things, and Brackett keeps the reader entertained as the tightly constructed story moves along.
The gist of the story is that an Earthman, Michael Trehearne, discovers that there are human-looking aliens from the planet Llyrdis trading on Earth. They are the only race genetically capable of withstanding space flight, thanks to a mutation engineered 1000 years ago by a Llyrdian named Orthis. Michael for some reason has the same mutation, though, so he returns with the aliens to Llyrdis. He learns that Orthis had intended to share the mutation with all races, but was chased off Llyrdis so that his home planet could maintain a monopoly on interstellar trade. As Michael experiences the star trade first hand, he becomes sympathetic to Orthis' point of view, and he and a band of others set out to fulfill Orthis' dream to make spaceflight available to all. It's not a classic, but it is a quick, fun read from a different era of science fiction. Enjoy!
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Not Free SF Reader,
By Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Starmen of Llyrdis (Mass Market Paperback)
I'm an interstellar trading lord, how about you?
An earth man finds out that we aren't alone, and he is one of the few that has the genetics for space travel. Therein lies the conflict, this genetic issue. Those that have it, and the conservative faction would rather like to keep their moneymaking and power monopoly thanks very much, while a rebel group would like for everyone to eventually be able to do space in a big way. The previous leader of which has disappeared into the depths of space. Still, pretty reasonably handled by Brackett, and worth a look. 3.5 out of 5
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