Songs from the Stars

Songs from the Stars is a novel by Norman Spinrad published in 1980.

Plot summary

Songs from the Stars is a novel in which Clear Blue Lou and Sunshine Sue help manage the society of Aquaria, the only human civilization that survived a nuclear war.[1]

Reception

Greg Costikyan reviewed Songs from the Stars in Ares Magazine #8 and commented that "Whatever dialectical disagreements one may have with Spinrad's themes, Songs from the Stars shows once again that he is an extremely powerful writer – among the best science fiction has to offer."[1]

Kirkus Reviews states "Debates on communications and karma ensue. Gassy."[2]

Reviews
  • Review by Tom Easton (1980) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, October 1980
  • Review by Algis Budrys (1981) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 1981
  • Review by Tom Staicar (1981) in Amazing Stories, January 1981
  • Review by Theodore Sturgeon (1981) in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, June 1981
  • Review by Paul Kincaid (1981) in Vector 103
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References
  1. Costikyan, Greg (May 1981). "Books". Ares Magazine. Simulations Publications, Inc. (8): 34, 36.
  2. "SONGS FROM THE STARS by Norman Spinrad". Kirkus Reviews. June 12, 1980.
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