5/18/2023 0 Comments Nightflyers george martinQuestions of who is human, who is alien, and the implications of each label begin to ricochet throughout the social circle. The ship, also called "Nightflyer," is captained by the highly elusive Royd Eris, who keeps to his quarters and only communicates with his passengers via hologram or intercom.Īs the guests become increasingly curious about one another, and about their ghostly captain, paranoia begins to set in. The story begins in the unspecified future, as nine scientists board a "space trader" (think trading ship, but space), in search of the volcryn, a sentient alien species said to have been roaming through space for the last 18,000 years. "Nightflyers" is actually a short novella, housed within a larger collection, also titled Nightflyers and first published in the 1980s. But that's all that's predictable in this succinct sci-fi/horror novella.īut a warning: there are spoilers ahead. Predictably, given its creator, the book ending of Nightflyers is full of sudden, dark twists. And now, one novella in particular, Nightflyer, has been adapted into a television show by Syfy. Martin was famous for his leather hats and his creation of the sexy/bloody fantasy series, A Song of Fire and Ice (and his continuing struggle to finish writing A Song of Fire and Ice), he was penning serialized novellas that melded sci-fi and horror.
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