On the other hand, his temper made him dangerous enemies, especially the cruel prince Leddravohr. Toller’s skills are crucial in the construction and testing of the airships. Toller belongs to the philosophers caste but is different from the others, so much that he wonders if he’s actually a warrior’s son. He’s the protagonist of the novel, although occasionally the story follows some other characters. In the end, Toller Maraquine is one who directs the construction of the wooden airships that will be used for the journey between Land and Overland. It’s up to his successors to save the kingdom with a migration to Overland. The Lord Philosopher predicted a catastrophe but is old and senile so he wasn’t taken seriously until it was too late.
The novel tells the crisis that broke out when the ptertha become more lethal than ever. The story begins in one of Land’s kingdoms, where the technological level is similar to that of the beginning of the Earth’s industrial revolution. Despite the alien environment, the people of Land are very similar to humans and this helps to understand their desires and their motives. The two planets are separated by a few thousand kilometers so their atmospheres are mixed. “The Ragged Astronauts” is set on Land, a planet that has a twin called Overland. For this reason, it’s a unique creation among this author’s works. In the trilogy opened by “The Ragged Astronauts” not only the characters are aliens but it’s set in another universe, with physical laws a little different from our universe. Throughout his career, Bob Shaw generally written stories about human beings and the presence of aliens was the exception. Airships can make the trip but only when the situation begins to be desperate the King decides to implement it. Their old leader has a revolutionary idea: migrate to Overland, Land’s twin planet divided from it by a few thousand kilometers. Their poison seems to have become even deadlier and start to actively attack people.Īmong the castes of one of Land’s kingdoms’ feudal society, it’s the philosophers who study the ptertha to seek a solution to the problem. On Land the situation has been stable for a long time but suddenly the ptertha, creatures potentially lethal because of a poison, become an even greater threat. It won the BSFA Award for best science fiction novel of the year. It’s the first book of the trilogy of the Land and Overland trilogy. The novel “The Ragged Astronauts” by Bob Shaw was published for the first time in 1986. The Ragged Astronauts by Bob Shaw (Italian edition)
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