Hello All,
I'm new here. One of my blog readers posed a question to me two weeks
ago, and it seems to have stumped my entire (meager) reader****p. Can
you help me help him? I've been Googling my heart out but I just don't
have enough to go on. Maybe this will trigger someone's memory.
Here is the meat of the question:
"Has anyone there ever read a time paradox story about a young man who
is shanghaied by a star freighter, returning to earth years later to
find earth and his sweetheart are somewhat the worse for wear? I must
have read this worn novella in the early 1970's."
Not I, though it sounds like I'd love it! At first I thought of
Heinlein, but having read almost all of them I couldn't think of one
that fit. When I pressed him for more details, I got this spoiler
filled response:
"There was a multi-legged ****pmate whose species were born
individually knowing the exact moment of their passing, and, I
believe, that the shanghaied crewman eventually becomes the captain,
and repeats the cycle by shanghaiing another poor soul."
Can anyone help me? I'd like to read this book too!
I'm not pimping my site, and there are no extra hints in the comments
but if you need context here is the URL:
http://www.ireadscifi.com/a-reader-question-i-cant-anwer-can-you/
Thanks in advance for anyone who even tries to help me!
You can post answers here or my blog, and if we solve it I'll
certainly credit this group on my blog.
Cam
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