I try not to read reviews before I open a book, but I should have made an exception in this case. ( )

Ég var dálítinn tíma að ná áttum í þessari framtíðarnóvellu. Sögupersónan er aumkunarverður starfsmaður á bar í geimskipi þar sem glæpir og ýmsar aðrar hættur virðast á hverju strái. Ég var í raun jafn utangátta og aðalsöguhetjan þar til að lokum sögunnar kom, sem var raunar ágætis trikk. Hins vegar féll mér ekki endirinn og fannst hann full fljótfærnislegur og ekki svara þeim spurningum sem vöknuðu. ( )

Review only of the title story:

Ship of Shadows came out in 1969, and it's got a slightly trippy feel that might be associated with that era. On a decaying, aimless generation ship, the inhabitants are focused on booze and drugs... when they're not worried about being attacked by "witches" or "vampires." Our protagonist, Spar, is the janitor at a 'moonmist' bar frequented by addicts, whores and low-lives. He's toothless, half-blind, and seems generally confused and possibly mentally disabled. He's got a goal to get a doctor to help him, but along the way ends up getting caught up in a bizarre criminal conspiracy, and discovering that not all is as it might seem.
It's a weird one - interesting, but I didn't love it.

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http://speculiction.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/review-of-ship-of-shadows-by-fritz.ht... ( )