The Grayspace Beast (Doubleday science fiction)

By Gordon Eklund

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385115474
• ISBN13: 9780385115476
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: Doubleday
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A quite cleverly told science-fiction tale

I've only recently resumed reading science-fiction, having been an avid fan during the days of Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein & Arthur C. Clarke. A bit daunted by "hard" science-fiction, I found this book to be a relief. It's a fairly light hearted tale, but as it progresses, one does become fascinated with the characters. The story is narrated by a school teacher who is telling the story to a class of obviously advanced & bratty youngsters. The story is often interrupted with comments & questions from the class. One of the questions is which of the story's characters is the teacher, and I'm a bit shamed to admit that I was surprised by the answer which I realized too late was the only logical possibility. Basically, the plotline involves an eighteen-year old boy exiled from the planet on which he was born & raised, and given the mission to recruit another human who had previously resided on the same planet to hire a crew and track down & kill the mysterious "grayspace beast", a creature regarded by most as a myth. There's great interplay among the various characters and a fast moving narrative. This isn't the most challenging science-fiction novel around, but it is indeed entertaining and recommended.