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This story includes:
- A space whale.
- A captain whose face is scarred from omicron-vii radiation.
- A crew member who threatens the whale with destruction of its ganglia if it doesn't do what he wants, i.e. travel back in time.
What is the name of this story?
story-identification time-travel
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This story includes:
- A space whale.
- A captain whose face is scarred from omicron-vii radiation.
- A crew member who threatens the whale with destruction of its ganglia if it doesn't do what he wants, i.e. travel back in time.
What is the name of this story?
story-identification time-travel
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Umm, when did you read it? What language? Umm, any more details? You might want to check out How to ask a good story-ID question? to see if it helps jog your memory.
– Möoz
Nov 13 at 2:06
I think the answers below will help. Thank you for your submission.
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:23
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This story includes:
- A space whale.
- A captain whose face is scarred from omicron-vii radiation.
- A crew member who threatens the whale with destruction of its ganglia if it doesn't do what he wants, i.e. travel back in time.
What is the name of this story?
story-identification time-travel
edited Nov 13 at 2:05
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This story includes:
- A space whale.
- A captain whose face is scarred from omicron-vii radiation.
- A crew member who threatens the whale with destruction of its ganglia if it doesn't do what he wants, i.e. travel back in time.
What is the name of this story?
story-identification time-travel
story-identification time-travel
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Umm, when did you read it? What language? Umm, any more details? You might want to check out How to ask a good story-ID question? to see if it helps jog your memory.
– Möoz
Nov 13 at 2:06
I think the answers below will help. Thank you for your submission.
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:23
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Umm, when did you read it? What language? Umm, any more details? You might want to check out How to ask a good story-ID question? to see if it helps jog your memory.
– Möoz
Nov 13 at 2:06
I think the answers below will help. Thank you for your submission.
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:23
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Umm, when did you read it? What language? Umm, any more details? You might want to check out How to ask a good story-ID question? to see if it helps jog your memory.
– Möoz
Nov 13 at 2:06
Umm, when did you read it? What language? Umm, any more details? You might want to check out How to ask a good story-ID question? to see if it helps jog your memory.
– Möoz
Nov 13 at 2:06
I think the answers below will help. Thank you for your submission.
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:23
I think the answers below will help. Thank you for your submission.
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:23
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Perhaps The Star Eel, by Robert F. Young?
A crepitant roar fills the belly of the whale. Starfinder has heard the sound before. It is the roar of 2-omicron-vii surging into the whale's drive tissue: the prelude to a tremendous burst of speed. "No, whale — NO!" he screams.
"What's that scar on your cheek?" "It's from a two-oh-seven radiation burn. A whale that wasn't quite dead gave it to me when I first
went to space. I was blind for two years. That's why I became a Jonah."
That was about all I could stomach! Hope that's the whale of a tale you're looking for!
edited Nov 13 at 6:31
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elemtilas
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I reckon this is the author, if not the actual story I'm looking for. Thank you for helping. :-)
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Nov 14 at 6:24
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You're probably looking for Starfinder, a 1980 novel by Robert F. Young, also the answer to this old question.
John Starfinder had hunted the spacewhales as they plunged beneath the surface of the space-Time sea, plummeting into the past & resurfacing light years away, he had killed the whales & made them ready as spaceships. But one day a captive whale spoke to him, begging release, promising power. And in one bold gesture, Starfinder threw over his old life to escape w/the whale. Together they rode the vast expanse of ebony space--to the beginnings of time & back again--until a new call, the love of a dead woman, led him to the most difficult & daring venture of his life--the ultimate challenge of a headlong struggle with death.
Starfinder was originally published as a series of separate short stories and novelettes, the Spacewhale series, which includes the short story "The Star Eel" mentioned in elemtilas's answer.
Here, from the novelette "The Haute Bourgeoisie", is an excerpt about the radiation scar:
Starfinder is about to ask Mrs. Bleu for a glass when he sees that she, her
husband and Ralph are drinking directly from their bottles. Remembering his
faux pas of a few minutes ago, he hastily follows suit. Ever since he sat down, he has been waiting for someone to remark on the 2-omicron-vii scar on his cheek. Finally Mr. Bleu does so.
MR. BLEU: That's a nasty looking scar you've got there. Uncle John. Knife wound?
STARFINDER: I was burned and blinded years ago when I was a cabin boy on a whaleship that hadn't been deganglioned properly. I guess you could call the scar a sort of souvenir.
Some of the stories are available online; links below are to the Internet Archive.
"Jonathan and the Space Whale", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1962.
"Abyss of Tartarus", If, September-October 1971.
"The Star Eel", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1977.
"The Haute Bourgeoisie", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January, 1980.
"'The Mindanao Deep'", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1980.
"As A Man Has A Whale A Love Story", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1980.
answered Nov 13 at 4:45
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Potential duplicate, if this turns out to be correct: scifi.stackexchange.com/a/188864/31394
– Rand al'Thor♦
Nov 13 at 11:54
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I didn't know about the Spacewhale series, it's probable that the story I seek is part of that. In fact, I'm sure of it. Thank you all for this information!
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:26
@RichardTibbitts So you are looking for one of the stories in the Spacewhale series, not the fix-up novel Starfinder? You haven't given us a lot of detail to go on, but the short story "Abyss of Tartarus" has some of the elements you mentioned. If not in Starfinder you would have read it in If, September-October 1971, which is available at the Internet Archive.
– user14111
Nov 14 at 9:53
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@user14111 -- Well, we both came up with the same author and series; and both came up with quotes surrounding the scar. I'd say Richard gave us plenty to go on. I'd say that's a win for all of us! Also, it looks like Young "reuses" or reiterates elements across stories, so it may be impossible to pinpoint which actual story Richard had originally read, since the recalled details point to multiple stories.
– elemtilas
Nov 15 at 22:43
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2 Answers
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Perhaps The Star Eel, by Robert F. Young?
A crepitant roar fills the belly of the whale. Starfinder has heard the sound before. It is the roar of 2-omicron-vii surging into the whale's drive tissue: the prelude to a tremendous burst of speed. "No, whale — NO!" he screams.
"What's that scar on your cheek?" "It's from a two-oh-seven radiation burn. A whale that wasn't quite dead gave it to me when I first
went to space. I was blind for two years. That's why I became a Jonah."
That was about all I could stomach! Hope that's the whale of a tale you're looking for!
edited Nov 13 at 6:31
user14111
96.5k6378485
answered Nov 13 at 2:06
elemtilas
3829
I reckon this is the author, if not the actual story I'm looking for. Thank you for helping. :-)
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:24
add a comment |
up vote
18
down vote
Perhaps The Star Eel, by Robert F. Young?
A crepitant roar fills the belly of the whale. Starfinder has heard the sound before. It is the roar of 2-omicron-vii surging into the whale's drive tissue: the prelude to a tremendous burst of speed. "No, whale — NO!" he screams.
"What's that scar on your cheek?" "It's from a two-oh-seven radiation burn. A whale that wasn't quite dead gave it to me when I first
went to space. I was blind for two years. That's why I became a Jonah."
That was about all I could stomach! Hope that's the whale of a tale you're looking for!
edited Nov 13 at 6:31
user14111
96.5k6378485
answered Nov 13 at 2:06
elemtilas
3829
I reckon this is the author, if not the actual story I'm looking for. Thank you for helping. :-)
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:24
add a comment |
up vote
18
down vote
up vote
18
down vote
Perhaps The Star Eel, by Robert F. Young?
A crepitant roar fills the belly of the whale. Starfinder has heard the sound before. It is the roar of 2-omicron-vii surging into the whale's drive tissue: the prelude to a tremendous burst of speed. "No, whale — NO!" he screams.
"What's that scar on your cheek?" "It's from a two-oh-seven radiation burn. A whale that wasn't quite dead gave it to me when I first
went to space. I was blind for two years. That's why I became a Jonah."
That was about all I could stomach! Hope that's the whale of a tale you're looking for!
edited Nov 13 at 6:31
user14111
96.5k6378485
answered Nov 13 at 2:06
elemtilas
3829
Perhaps The Star Eel, by Robert F. Young?
A crepitant roar fills the belly of the whale. Starfinder has heard the sound before. It is the roar of 2-omicron-vii surging into the whale's drive tissue: the prelude to a tremendous burst of speed. "No, whale — NO!" he screams.
"What's that scar on your cheek?" "It's from a two-oh-seven radiation burn. A whale that wasn't quite dead gave it to me when I first
went to space. I was blind for two years. That's why I became a Jonah."
That was about all I could stomach! Hope that's the whale of a tale you're looking for!
edited Nov 13 at 6:31
user14111
96.5k6378485
answered Nov 13 at 2:06
elemtilas
3829
edited Nov 13 at 6:31
user14111
96.5k6378485
edited Nov 13 at 6:31
user14111
96.5k6378485
edited Nov 13 at 6:31
user14111
96.5k6378485
96.5k6378485
answered Nov 13 at 2:06
elemtilas
3829
answered Nov 13 at 2:06
elemtilas
3829
answered Nov 13 at 2:06
elemtilas
3829
3829
I reckon this is the author, if not the actual story I'm looking for. Thank you for helping. :-)
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:24
add a comment |
I reckon this is the author, if not the actual story I'm looking for. Thank you for helping. :-)
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:24
I reckon this is the author, if not the actual story I'm looking for. Thank you for helping. :-)
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:24
I reckon this is the author, if not the actual story I'm looking for. Thank you for helping. :-)
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:24
add a comment |
up vote
16
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You're probably looking for Starfinder, a 1980 novel by Robert F. Young, also the answer to this old question.
John Starfinder had hunted the spacewhales as they plunged beneath the surface of the space-Time sea, plummeting into the past & resurfacing light years away, he had killed the whales & made them ready as spaceships. But one day a captive whale spoke to him, begging release, promising power. And in one bold gesture, Starfinder threw over his old life to escape w/the whale. Together they rode the vast expanse of ebony space--to the beginnings of time & back again--until a new call, the love of a dead woman, led him to the most difficult & daring venture of his life--the ultimate challenge of a headlong struggle with death.
Starfinder was originally published as a series of separate short stories and novelettes, the Spacewhale series, which includes the short story "The Star Eel" mentioned in elemtilas's answer.
Here, from the novelette "The Haute Bourgeoisie", is an excerpt about the radiation scar:
Starfinder is about to ask Mrs. Bleu for a glass when he sees that she, her
husband and Ralph are drinking directly from their bottles. Remembering his
faux pas of a few minutes ago, he hastily follows suit. Ever since he sat down, he has been waiting for someone to remark on the 2-omicron-vii scar on his cheek. Finally Mr. Bleu does so.
MR. BLEU: That's a nasty looking scar you've got there. Uncle John. Knife wound?
STARFINDER: I was burned and blinded years ago when I was a cabin boy on a whaleship that hadn't been deganglioned properly. I guess you could call the scar a sort of souvenir.
Some of the stories are available online; links below are to the Internet Archive.
"Jonathan and the Space Whale", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1962.
"Abyss of Tartarus", If, September-October 1971.
"The Star Eel", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1977.
"The Haute Bourgeoisie", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January, 1980.
"'The Mindanao Deep'", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1980.
"As A Man Has A Whale A Love Story", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1980.
answered Nov 13 at 4:45
user14111
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Potential duplicate, if this turns out to be correct: scifi.stackexchange.com/a/188864/31394
– Rand al'Thor♦
Nov 13 at 11:54
1
I didn't know about the Spacewhale series, it's probable that the story I seek is part of that. In fact, I'm sure of it. Thank you all for this information!
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:26
@RichardTibbitts So you are looking for one of the stories in the Spacewhale series, not the fix-up novel Starfinder? You haven't given us a lot of detail to go on, but the short story "Abyss of Tartarus" has some of the elements you mentioned. If not in Starfinder you would have read it in If, September-October 1971, which is available at the Internet Archive.
– user14111
Nov 14 at 9:53
1
@user14111 -- Well, we both came up with the same author and series; and both came up with quotes surrounding the scar. I'd say Richard gave us plenty to go on. I'd say that's a win for all of us! Also, it looks like Young "reuses" or reiterates elements across stories, so it may be impossible to pinpoint which actual story Richard had originally read, since the recalled details point to multiple stories.
– elemtilas
Nov 15 at 22:43
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up vote
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You're probably looking for Starfinder, a 1980 novel by Robert F. Young, also the answer to this old question.
John Starfinder had hunted the spacewhales as they plunged beneath the surface of the space-Time sea, plummeting into the past & resurfacing light years away, he had killed the whales & made them ready as spaceships. But one day a captive whale spoke to him, begging release, promising power. And in one bold gesture, Starfinder threw over his old life to escape w/the whale. Together they rode the vast expanse of ebony space--to the beginnings of time & back again--until a new call, the love of a dead woman, led him to the most difficult & daring venture of his life--the ultimate challenge of a headlong struggle with death.
Starfinder was originally published as a series of separate short stories and novelettes, the Spacewhale series, which includes the short story "The Star Eel" mentioned in elemtilas's answer.
Here, from the novelette "The Haute Bourgeoisie", is an excerpt about the radiation scar:
Starfinder is about to ask Mrs. Bleu for a glass when he sees that she, her
husband and Ralph are drinking directly from their bottles. Remembering his
faux pas of a few minutes ago, he hastily follows suit. Ever since he sat down, he has been waiting for someone to remark on the 2-omicron-vii scar on his cheek. Finally Mr. Bleu does so.
MR. BLEU: That's a nasty looking scar you've got there. Uncle John. Knife wound?
STARFINDER: I was burned and blinded years ago when I was a cabin boy on a whaleship that hadn't been deganglioned properly. I guess you could call the scar a sort of souvenir.
Some of the stories are available online; links below are to the Internet Archive.
"Jonathan and the Space Whale", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1962.
"Abyss of Tartarus", If, September-October 1971.
"The Star Eel", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1977.
"The Haute Bourgeoisie", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January, 1980.
"'The Mindanao Deep'", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1980.
"As A Man Has A Whale A Love Story", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1980.
answered Nov 13 at 4:45
user14111
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Potential duplicate, if this turns out to be correct: scifi.stackexchange.com/a/188864/31394
– Rand al'Thor♦
Nov 13 at 11:54
1
I didn't know about the Spacewhale series, it's probable that the story I seek is part of that. In fact, I'm sure of it. Thank you all for this information!
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:26
@RichardTibbitts So you are looking for one of the stories in the Spacewhale series, not the fix-up novel Starfinder? You haven't given us a lot of detail to go on, but the short story "Abyss of Tartarus" has some of the elements you mentioned. If not in Starfinder you would have read it in If, September-October 1971, which is available at the Internet Archive.
– user14111
Nov 14 at 9:53
1
@user14111 -- Well, we both came up with the same author and series; and both came up with quotes surrounding the scar. I'd say Richard gave us plenty to go on. I'd say that's a win for all of us! Also, it looks like Young "reuses" or reiterates elements across stories, so it may be impossible to pinpoint which actual story Richard had originally read, since the recalled details point to multiple stories.
– elemtilas
Nov 15 at 22:43
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You're probably looking for Starfinder, a 1980 novel by Robert F. Young, also the answer to this old question.
John Starfinder had hunted the spacewhales as they plunged beneath the surface of the space-Time sea, plummeting into the past & resurfacing light years away, he had killed the whales & made them ready as spaceships. But one day a captive whale spoke to him, begging release, promising power. And in one bold gesture, Starfinder threw over his old life to escape w/the whale. Together they rode the vast expanse of ebony space--to the beginnings of time & back again--until a new call, the love of a dead woman, led him to the most difficult & daring venture of his life--the ultimate challenge of a headlong struggle with death.
Starfinder was originally published as a series of separate short stories and novelettes, the Spacewhale series, which includes the short story "The Star Eel" mentioned in elemtilas's answer.
Here, from the novelette "The Haute Bourgeoisie", is an excerpt about the radiation scar:
Starfinder is about to ask Mrs. Bleu for a glass when he sees that she, her
husband and Ralph are drinking directly from their bottles. Remembering his
faux pas of a few minutes ago, he hastily follows suit. Ever since he sat down, he has been waiting for someone to remark on the 2-omicron-vii scar on his cheek. Finally Mr. Bleu does so.
MR. BLEU: That's a nasty looking scar you've got there. Uncle John. Knife wound?
STARFINDER: I was burned and blinded years ago when I was a cabin boy on a whaleship that hadn't been deganglioned properly. I guess you could call the scar a sort of souvenir.
Some of the stories are available online; links below are to the Internet Archive.
"Jonathan and the Space Whale", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1962.
"Abyss of Tartarus", If, September-October 1971.
"The Star Eel", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1977.
"The Haute Bourgeoisie", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January, 1980.
"'The Mindanao Deep'", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1980.
"As A Man Has A Whale A Love Story", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1980.
answered Nov 13 at 4:45
user14111
96.5k6378485
You're probably looking for Starfinder, a 1980 novel by Robert F. Young, also the answer to this old question.
John Starfinder had hunted the spacewhales as they plunged beneath the surface of the space-Time sea, plummeting into the past & resurfacing light years away, he had killed the whales & made them ready as spaceships. But one day a captive whale spoke to him, begging release, promising power. And in one bold gesture, Starfinder threw over his old life to escape w/the whale. Together they rode the vast expanse of ebony space--to the beginnings of time & back again--until a new call, the love of a dead woman, led him to the most difficult & daring venture of his life--the ultimate challenge of a headlong struggle with death.
Starfinder was originally published as a series of separate short stories and novelettes, the Spacewhale series, which includes the short story "The Star Eel" mentioned in elemtilas's answer.
Here, from the novelette "The Haute Bourgeoisie", is an excerpt about the radiation scar:
Starfinder is about to ask Mrs. Bleu for a glass when he sees that she, her
husband and Ralph are drinking directly from their bottles. Remembering his
faux pas of a few minutes ago, he hastily follows suit. Ever since he sat down, he has been waiting for someone to remark on the 2-omicron-vii scar on his cheek. Finally Mr. Bleu does so.
MR. BLEU: That's a nasty looking scar you've got there. Uncle John. Knife wound?
STARFINDER: I was burned and blinded years ago when I was a cabin boy on a whaleship that hadn't been deganglioned properly. I guess you could call the scar a sort of souvenir.
Some of the stories are available online; links below are to the Internet Archive.
"Jonathan and the Space Whale", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1962.
"Abyss of Tartarus", If, September-October 1971.
"The Star Eel", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1977.
"The Haute Bourgeoisie", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January, 1980.
"'The Mindanao Deep'", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1980.
"As A Man Has A Whale A Love Story", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1980.
answered Nov 13 at 4:45
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answered Nov 13 at 4:45
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answered Nov 13 at 4:45
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answered Nov 13 at 4:45
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Potential duplicate, if this turns out to be correct: scifi.stackexchange.com/a/188864/31394
– Rand al'Thor♦
Nov 13 at 11:54
1
I didn't know about the Spacewhale series, it's probable that the story I seek is part of that. In fact, I'm sure of it. Thank you all for this information!
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:26
@RichardTibbitts So you are looking for one of the stories in the Spacewhale series, not the fix-up novel Starfinder? You haven't given us a lot of detail to go on, but the short story "Abyss of Tartarus" has some of the elements you mentioned. If not in Starfinder you would have read it in If, September-October 1971, which is available at the Internet Archive.
– user14111
Nov 14 at 9:53
1
@user14111 -- Well, we both came up with the same author and series; and both came up with quotes surrounding the scar. I'd say Richard gave us plenty to go on. I'd say that's a win for all of us! Also, it looks like Young "reuses" or reiterates elements across stories, so it may be impossible to pinpoint which actual story Richard had originally read, since the recalled details point to multiple stories.
– elemtilas
Nov 15 at 22:43
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Potential duplicate, if this turns out to be correct: scifi.stackexchange.com/a/188864/31394
– Rand al'Thor♦
Nov 13 at 11:54
1
I didn't know about the Spacewhale series, it's probable that the story I seek is part of that. In fact, I'm sure of it. Thank you all for this information!
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:26
@RichardTibbitts So you are looking for one of the stories in the Spacewhale series, not the fix-up novel Starfinder? You haven't given us a lot of detail to go on, but the short story "Abyss of Tartarus" has some of the elements you mentioned. If not in Starfinder you would have read it in If, September-October 1971, which is available at the Internet Archive.
– user14111
Nov 14 at 9:53
1
@user14111 -- Well, we both came up with the same author and series; and both came up with quotes surrounding the scar. I'd say Richard gave us plenty to go on. I'd say that's a win for all of us! Also, it looks like Young "reuses" or reiterates elements across stories, so it may be impossible to pinpoint which actual story Richard had originally read, since the recalled details point to multiple stories.
– elemtilas
Nov 15 at 22:43
2
2
Potential duplicate, if this turns out to be correct: scifi.stackexchange.com/a/188864/31394
– Rand al'Thor♦
Nov 13 at 11:54
Potential duplicate, if this turns out to be correct: scifi.stackexchange.com/a/188864/31394
– Rand al'Thor♦
Nov 13 at 11:54
1
1
I didn't know about the Spacewhale series, it's probable that the story I seek is part of that. In fact, I'm sure of it. Thank you all for this information!
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:26
I didn't know about the Spacewhale series, it's probable that the story I seek is part of that. In fact, I'm sure of it. Thank you all for this information!
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:26
@RichardTibbitts So you are looking for one of the stories in the Spacewhale series, not the fix-up novel Starfinder? You haven't given us a lot of detail to go on, but the short story "Abyss of Tartarus" has some of the elements you mentioned. If not in Starfinder you would have read it in If, September-October 1971, which is available at the Internet Archive.
– user14111
Nov 14 at 9:53
@RichardTibbitts So you are looking for one of the stories in the Spacewhale series, not the fix-up novel Starfinder? You haven't given us a lot of detail to go on, but the short story "Abyss of Tartarus" has some of the elements you mentioned. If not in Starfinder you would have read it in If, September-October 1971, which is available at the Internet Archive.
– user14111
Nov 14 at 9:53
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@user14111 -- Well, we both came up with the same author and series; and both came up with quotes surrounding the scar. I'd say Richard gave us plenty to go on. I'd say that's a win for all of us! Also, it looks like Young "reuses" or reiterates elements across stories, so it may be impossible to pinpoint which actual story Richard had originally read, since the recalled details point to multiple stories.
– elemtilas
Nov 15 at 22:43
@user14111 -- Well, we both came up with the same author and series; and both came up with quotes surrounding the scar. I'd say Richard gave us plenty to go on. I'd say that's a win for all of us! Also, it looks like Young "reuses" or reiterates elements across stories, so it may be impossible to pinpoint which actual story Richard had originally read, since the recalled details point to multiple stories.
– elemtilas
Nov 15 at 22:43
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Umm, when did you read it? What language? Umm, any more details? You might want to check out How to ask a good story-ID question? to see if it helps jog your memory.
– Möoz
Nov 13 at 2:06
I think the answers below will help. Thank you for your submission.
– Richard Tibbitts
Nov 14 at 6:23