7.2 /10 1 Votes
Country United States Publication date October 28, 2008 Originally published 28 October 2008 Genre Science Fiction Publisher Subterranean Press | 3.6/5 Goodreads Language English OCLC 276486331 ISBN 978-1596061811 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (hardback & paperback) Pages 100 (first edition, hardback) Page count 100 (first edition, hardback) Similar Dan Simmons books, Science Fiction books, William Shakespeare books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Muse of fire interviews on shakespeare
Muse of Fire is a science fiction novella by Dan Simmons. It is about a group of Shakespearean actors, the "Earth's Men", in the far future where humans are a minor conquered species, spread across the stars in subservient roles. The narrator, one of the actors, suspects the alien masters of the galaxy are deciding the fate of humanity based on the performances.
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- Muse of fire interviews on shakespeare
- Tom hiddleston sobre shakespeare muse of fire subtitulado
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Muse of Fire was originally published in 2007, in the anthology The New Space Opera, and standalone by Subterranean Press in 2008.
Muse of Fire was a finalist for the 2008 Locus Awards in the Best Novella category.
Tom hiddleston sobre shakespeare muse of fire subtitulado
Title source
The title comes from William Shakespeare's Henry V (Prologue, 1–4):
In the novella, "Muse of Fire" is the name of the "Earth's Men" ship.
Reception
Simmons' novella ... is an exceptionally artful religious legend of the far future, and quite special.
This finely crafted novella is a perfect example of Simmons's many strengths.
The whole thing feels more like a blueprint for a novel rather than a proper piece of short fiction.