The Well of Stars
Encyclopedia
The Well of Stars is a science fiction
novel
written by Robert Reed
. It was published in 2004 (ISBN 0765308606) and is the sequel to Marrow
, published in 2000.
, dubbed the Ink Well, which turns out to be inhabited by an intelligent and hostile entity which calls itself "polyponds". The ship fights for its existence, while at the same time it is suggested that the enemies of the ship's creators are in pursuit.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
written by Robert Reed
Robert Reed (author)
Robert David Reed is a Hugo Award-winning American science fiction author. He has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the Nebraska Wesleyan University. Reed is an "extraordinarily prolific" genre short-fiction writer with "Alone" being his 200th professional sale...
. It was published in 2004 (ISBN 0765308606) and is the sequel to Marrow
Marrow (novel)
Marrow is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert Reed that was first published in 2000. It has received significant critical acclaim.-Plot introduction:...
, published in 2000.
Synopsis
The Well of Stars features the same universe and the same characters as the earlier novel Marrow. In The Well of Stars, the ship is entering a dark nebulaNebula
A nebula is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen gas, helium gas and other ionized gases...
, dubbed the Ink Well, which turns out to be inhabited by an intelligent and hostile entity which calls itself "polyponds". The ship fights for its existence, while at the same time it is suggested that the enemies of the ship's creators are in pursuit.
Translations
- FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
: "" Bragelonne, 2007
External links
- Science Fiction Book Reviews
- Audio review and discussion of The Well of Stars at The Science Fiction Book Review Podcast
- Short review in the New York Times Retrieved 2009-10-19
- Short review in Analog Science Fiction Retrieved 2009-10-20