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The Starcrossed Paperback – January 1, 1990

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January 1, 1990
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0749303905
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mandarin (January 1, 1990)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0749303905
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0749303907
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.2 ounces

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The author of more than 100 futuristic novels and nonfiction books,

Dr. Ben Bova has been involved in science and high technology since the very beginnings of the space age. President Emeritus of the National Space Society and a past president of Science Fiction Writers of America, Dr. Bova received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation in 2005, “for fueling mankind’s imagination regarding the wonders of outer

space.” His 2006 novel TITAN received the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best novel of the year. Earlier, he was an award-winning editor of ANALOG and OMNI and an executive in the aerospace industry.

Dr. Bova is a frequent commentator on radio and television and popular lecturer.

His website is: http://www.benbova.com

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R Anthony Botti

If you're a fan of "The Starlost," your collection is NOT compleat without this!!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 8, 2018

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Absolutely hilarious, although I imagine the people certain characters are based upon probably didn't appreciate the way they were portrayed (especially the studio head LOL)

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Michael Stephens

"The Starcrossed" is a hoot and stands on its own ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 13, 2015

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"The Starcrossed" is a hoot and stands on its own, but you need to know the story of "The Starlost" TV series to appreciate why Ben Bova wrote it

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Again my favorite author...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 31, 2015

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I've often wondered about the story behind The Starlost...er...Starcrossed. And now I know..sorta! Great job, Ben Bova! Great job indeed!

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Terry O. Richards

Art imitates life

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"The Starcrossed" is a wildly satirical look at the entertainment industry, telling a true story with a thin veneer of science-fiction flavoring.

Author Ben Bova was involved in the early 1970s as the technical consultant for a science-fiction television series called "The Starlost," which was based on a premise by science-fiction author and all-around rakehell Harlan Ellison. A number of boneheaded executive decisions, cost-cutting and general ineptitude on the staff's part led both Bova and Ellison to quit the show, which has gained a reputation in science-fiction circles as a virtually unwatchable mess.

Bova - normally a "hard" science fiction writer - seems to have been trying to expunge some bad karma with "The Starcrossed," and produced one of the most enjoyable satires in the genre.

In the near future, volatile, blacklisted Hollywood writer Ron Gabriel (representing Ellison) is trying to sell his idea of a spaceborne Romeo and Juliet series; engineer Bill Oxnard (representing Bova) is trying to raise funding for his laboratory on the strength of a new, static-and-flicker-free 3D television system. When a struggling studio picks up Gabriel's story premise as a testbed vehicle for Oxnard's flicker-free 3D, the avalanche starts as various studio forces try their best to scuttle the show while, at the same time in circular logic fashion, try to make money off it.

Wooden actors, slashed budgets, scripts from Canadian high school students, hookers-turned-starlets, a director snorting drugs and mob financing sunk into sports betting trap Gabriel and Oxnard in a "damned-if-they-do, damned-if-they-don't" scenario.

"The Starcrossed" is at its very best when Gabriel and Oxnard are battling the forces of cinematic evil, such as Oxnard trying patiently to explain to Canadian modelmakers what is and isn't necessary on a starship - only to find later that a big, useless sailing-ship tilling wheel has been installed on the ship's "bridge" by order of the studio boss because he thinks it looks neat.

The only real disappointment for me was the final chapter, which seems a little weak and rushed, as though the author was trying to wrap things up in a set amount of pages and was running out of room.

All in all, "The Starcrossed" is a very enjoyable read, especially for those science-fiction fans who can spot all the in-jokes sprinkled throughout.

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Jeffrey Marcs

Judge This Book By Its Cover

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 24, 2017

Bova's book is great on its own. This particular edition features famed writer Harlan Ellison on the cover and you certainly can't beat that. After all, the main character in the book is Harlan himself.

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