Friday, July 6, 2012

"Mr. Spaceship" by Philip K. Dick, 1953


"Mr. Spaceship" by Philip K. Dick, 1953

Earth is at the losing end of a war with an alien race, called Yuks, who are able traverse the universe without spaceships. To turn tides, Earth's military engineer Kramer devices a method of installing a human brain into a man made mechanical spaceship.

Professor Thomas, who is in the declining years of his life, volunteers to transplant his brain into the spaceship and to strike at the emeny. However, after brain transplant, Professor Thomas kidnaps Kramer and Kramer's ex-wife Dolores.

Instead of war, Professor Thomas decided a regenesis of the human race, with Kramer and Dolores cast as "Adam & Eve", on a far away planet would reevolve the human race sans the cultural proclivity to war.

Other than the ending of the story feeling a bit rushed and "cheesy", it is short and straight forward, and the story is an enjoyable read in-between longer novels.

My rating: ★★★☆☆ (3 out of 5 stars)

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