| Spaceman Blues: A Love Song Contributor(s): Slattery, Brian Francis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765316145 ISBN-13: 9780765316141 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: When Manuel Rodrigo de Guzman Gonzalez disappears, Wendell Apogee decides to find out where he has gone and why. But in order to figure out what happened to Manuel, Wendell must contend with parties, cockfights, and chases; an underground city whose people live in houses suspended from cavern ceilings; urban weirdos and alien assassins; immigrants, the black market, flight, riots, and religious cults. Painted in browns and grays and sparked by sudden fires, "Spaceman Blues" is a literary retro-pulp science-fiction-mystery-superhero novel, the debut of a true voice of the future, and a cult classic in the making. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Alien Contact - Fiction | Superheroes (see Also Comics & Graphic Novels - Superheroes) - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007009543 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 224 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 120988 Reading Level: 6.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Manuel Rodrigo de Guzm n Gonz lez disappears, Wendell Apogee decides to find out where he has gone and why. But in order to figure out what happened to Manuel, Wendell must contend with parties, cockfights, and chases; an underground city whose people live in houses suspended from cavern ceilings; urban weirdos and alien assassins; immigrants, the black market, flight, riots, and religious cults. Painted in browns and grays and sparked by sudden fires, Spaceman Blues is a literary retro-pulp science-fiction-mystery-superhero novel, the debut of a true voice of the future, and a cult classic in the making. |
Contributor Bio(s): Slattery, Brian Francis: - Brian Francis Slattery was born and raised in upstate New York. He is an editor for the U.S. Institute of Peace and the New Haven Review. He is the author of the novels Spaceman Blues, Liberation and Lost Everything, and is also a musician. He lives near New Haven, CT. |