Starbrat (Del Whitby Series, Book #1)
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- Synopsis
- STARBRAT is a picaresque novel of the future, the story of a twenty-seventh century foundling who wanders the galaxy in search of his rightful home and true identity, and encounters a variety of adventures before finding what he seeks. For sixteen years, Del Whitby lived quietly among the pious farmers of the planet Gilead. On the eve of his time of decision, when a boy of Gilead becomes a man, Del learns that he was a foundling, the sole known survivor of a tragedy in distant space. He chooses to marry his childhood sweetheart, Cassie, and live out his life as a man of Gilead, but that very night he is taken by a band of galactic slave traders and his long wanderings begin. Del is sold to a gladiatorial school on Tarquin VII. After years in the arena, he wins his freedom in a tournament on distant Vigrid, and hoping to make his way back to Gilead, he signs on as guard on a pilgrim ship. Eventually he acquires a driveship of his own, and he and his friend Grax set out to find Gilead and the truth of Del's identity. Their wanderings bring them to many places: Skorat, a barbarous place where they witness the return of a long-lost king; Watson's Planet, the information center of the galaxy, where Del takes part in a mind-wrenching search for the secret of a lost civilization; the pleasure-planet Barbary; and eventually to Mazat, where Del, Grax, and a small band of free-lance warriors from across the galaxy join to liberate the inhabitants from the ravages of a band of space pirates. In time, Del returns to Gilead and Cassie and learns the truth of his origin. It is not what he hoped for or expected, but as the book ends, he has found a home and people of his own.
- Copyright:
- 1972
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 242 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780802755490
- Publisher:
- Walker & Company
- Date of Addition:
- 05/15/11
- Copyrighted By:
- John Morressy
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Submitted By:
- Roger Drewicke
- Proofread By:
- Janice A. Moran
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.