Narabedla Ltd.
by Frederik Pohl
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Years ago, Nolly Stennis had been a promising baritone. On the threshold of a great career with Narabedla Ltd., illness had ruined his voice. Then a cellist friend received an offer from Narabedla, only to disappear shortly thereafter. When Nolly set out to investigate, he found intergalatic intrigue beyond imagination. Now Narabedla is determined to keep him quiet -- by making his greatest dreams come true . . .Tags
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Adorei. Um misto de fc e humor com um ex-cantor de ópera que virou contabilista após apanhar papeira e perder a voz. No meio da sua vida tranquila vai de repente parar a um mundo de aliens estranhos que adoram ópera e de lá não pode sair, mas não desiste de tentar provar que ele e muitos outros foram raptados do planeta Terra para Narabedla. Muito divertido.
Two stars = it was ok.
Awfully wordy. And being inside the head of our 'hero' as he wore grooves in his brain with useless fretting... well, that got old. How many times did we need to be reminded what mumps can do to a man? And how many times do we need to scream at him to 'ask questions dammit' and to scream at others 'give the man some guidance dammit!'
Four stars to the graphic novel somebody should make of this.
Awfully wordy. And being inside the head of our 'hero' as he wore grooves in his brain with useless fretting... well, that got old. How many times did we need to be reminded what mumps can do to a man? And how many times do we need to scream at him to 'ask questions dammit' and to scream at others 'give the man some guidance dammit!'
Four stars to the graphic novel somebody should make of this.
More galactic conspiracies, and more space opera, from one of the best. It's not *his* best, mind you, but it's a good solid read.
Consistently enjoyable but not very deep. The ending feels rushed.
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Frederik Pohl was born in New York City on November 26, 1919. More interested in writing than in school, he dropped out of high school in his senior year and took a job with a publishing company. After serving as a public relations officer in the United States Army from 1943 to 1945, he returned to publishing as copywriter for Popular Science, a show more literary agent for several sci-fi writers, and the editor for the magazines Galaxy and If from 1959 until 1969, with If winning three successive Hugo awards. His first published work, a poem entitled Elegy to a Dead Satellite: Luna, was printed in Amazing Stories magazine in 1937 under the pen name Elton Andrews. His first science fiction novels were published in the mid 1960's, some written in collaboration with other writers, others created alone. During his lifetime, he won over 16 major awards for his writing (much of which was published pseudonymously) including six Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. His works include Gateway, which won the Campbell Memorial, Hugo, Locus SF, and Nebula Awards, Beyond the Blue Event Horizon, and Jem, which won the National Book Award in 1979. He also embraced blogging in his later years, using his online journal as an ongoing sequel to his autobiography, The Way the Future Was. He died on September 2, 2013 at the age 93. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Narabedla Ltd.
- Original publication date
- 1988
- People/Characters
- L. Knollwood (Nolly) Stennis (Nolly); Marlene Abramson; Henry Davidson-Jones; Irene Madigan; Sam Shipperton; Norah Platt (show all 12); Tricia Madigan; Barak; Meretekabinnda (Binnda); The Mother; Purry; Conjur Kowalski
- Important places
- New York, New York, USA; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Narabedla
- First words
- When Woody Calderon told me about the offer he couldn't refuse, but was going to anyway, he blew my mind.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)In the elevator I found myself wondering whether I would ever have time to sing again, as I was trying to figure out how to explain to Irene Madigan that Narabedla was now ours—that the world was ours—to do with as we would and, most of all, to be responsible for.
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- English, German, Italian
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