Space Chantey
1968
First Published
3.65
Average Rating
158
Number of Pages
Rediscover Hugo and Nebula award-nominated author R.A. Lafferty with this rollicking reimagining of Homer's Odyssey! Set in the far future, Space Chantey chronicles the adventures of Space Captain Roadstrum and his crew, on a journey through galaxies resonant with myth and peril as Roadstrum valiantly battles to return across the cosmos to Big Tulsa, the Capital of the World, and to his wife and young son Tele-Max.
Avg Rating
3.65
Number of Ratings
164
5 STARS
25%
4 STARS
35%
3 STARS
25%
2 STARS
11%
1 STARS
4%
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Author
R.A. Lafferty
Author · 46 books
Raphael Aloysius Lafferty, published under the name R.A. Lafferty, was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, as well as for his etymological wit. He also wrote a set of four autobiographical novels, a history book, and a number of novels that could be loosely called historical fiction.
