The Burning of the Brain
2016
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Magno Taliano, the greatest Go-Captain ever, and his vain and jealous wife, the former beauty Dolores Oh, are joined by his niece, Dita–a promising captain-in-training–on his ship. The ship is lost, the computers fail, and the captain’s brain must be burned out to retrieve his subconscious memory of the map home. Once his niece picks up his skills via a thought transfer, she is destined to become one of the greatest Go-Captains in history...
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Author
Cordwainer Smith
Author · 28 books
Pseudonym of: Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger Linebarger also employed the literary pseudonyms "Carmichael Smith" (for his political thriller Atomsk), "Anthony Bearden" (for his poetry) and "Felix C. Forrest" (for the novels Ria and Carola). Linebarger was also a noted East Asia scholar and expert in psychological warfare.
