Space Viking
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Subjects: Science fiction; Revenge -- Fiction; Space warfare -- Fiction
Description: <p>Initially serialized in <i>Analog</i> magazine between 1962 and 1963, <i>Space Viking</i> takes place after the events of <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/h-beam-piper"><abbr>H.</abbr> Beam Piper’s</a> earlier serialization, <i>The Cosmic Computer</i>. <i>Space Viking</i> is a classic space opera: what begins as an interstellar tale of revenge turns into a swashbuckling adventure yarn, and finally into a meditation on empire-building and galactic governance with direct allusions to our modern history.</p>
			<p>This richness of content makes <i>Space Viking</i> a unique read. The reader begins by expecting a lighter sci-fi adventure, and early on the plot delivers; but as events transpire, the reader is deftly drawn away from action scenes and into a more nuanced discussion on governance and human nature.</p>