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Loading... Stardance (original 1977; edition 1979)by Spider Robinson, Jeanne Robinson (Author)
Work InformationStardance by Spider Robinson (1977)
   Books Read in 2023 (4,395) No current Talk conversations about this book.  Lyndatrue | Dec 10, 2013 |   This one, for me, is a touchstone, a talisman and a promise. It's one of my favorite pie-in-the-sky utopias, and I've read it countless times. Listening to Robinson read it brought a whole new perspective. His timing is impeccable, his jokes are funnier spoken, and I could really hear Charlie speaking through him. Even his goofy accents are endearing. Highly recommended. (  ) satyridae | Apr 5, 2013 |  ) Unforgiven | Apr 6, 2011 |  ) revslick | Aug 13, 2010 | hyperpat | Dec 7, 2007 | no reviews | add a review
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HTML: Shara Drummond was a gifted dancer and a brilliant choreographer, but she could not pursue her dream of dancing on Earth. So she went to space, creating a new art form in three dimensions. And when the aliens arrived, there was only one way to prove that the human race deserved not just to survive, but to reach the stars. The only hope was Shara, with her stardance. The Hugo and Nebula Awardâ??winning Stardance series pioneered the concept of zero gravity dance, which even sparked the interest of NASA and shortlisted co-author Jeanne Robinson for a seat on a space shuttle to become the first actual freefall dancer in space. Though the Challenger explosion cancelled that dream, now Jeanne is being given a second chance to choreograph dance in space ... on film. No library descriptions found. |
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It won the Hugo and the Nebula, and was an admirable effort, but it's not one of my favorites. I never thought that Spider's female characters were multidimensional, and I was disappointed to see that the addition of his wife didn't really change that.
It's a good story, and a great concept. (