Unwound Way

By Cecil Brooks and Bill Adams

Evan Larkspur dreamed of greater glory than his play writing could ever bring him. But his newfound career as officer on a star-survey mission ended in disaster almost as soon as it had begun. And when he returned home, the only survivor of a freak accident that had flung his ship out of known space, he found that a century had passed -- and though Larkspur the playwright was now famous, Larkspur the explorer was a wanted man. Buried in his memory was the fate of his ship; hidden on his person was the star-access data that would have been worth several fortunes -- if it were not scrambled beyond repair. The repressive First Column government coveted that data and would not hesitate to strip Larkspur's mind in an attempt to decipher it. There was nothing a deceased playwright or a vanished explorer could do against the Column. And so Larkspur fled to the fringe worlds, hiding his identity, intent only on survival -- until, on an obscure planet called Newcount Two, he discovered a powerful legacy he never knew he had . . .

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345372387
• ISBN13: 9780345372383
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Length: 339 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

A very good read.

The complexity, depth of character development, and plot twists make this one of the better science fiction novels I have ever ready, and I have read many.If you like Niven's novels, but without Niven's "cute" moments, you will love this work.