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5/5 Risingshadow Language English Media type Print (Paperback) Originally published 1994 Genres Science Fiction, Comedy | 3.5/5 Goodreads Country United Kingdom Publication date 1994 ISBN 1-85723-186-4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pages 300pp (May change depending on the publisher and the size of the text) People also search for Bikini Planet, Zenith 2, Mirror in thesky | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stargonauts is a science-fiction-comedy novel written by David S. Garnett and released in 1994. A sequel novel, Bikini Planet, followed in 2000.
Contents
Plot
The novel takes place sometime in the future, when the Earth is dominated by several wealthy and lucrative businesspeople. William Ewart - owner of Ewart Communications - is one of these, and is completely obsessed with maintaining his position as the wealthiest man on Earth.
After a hostile takeover by another rival leaves him powerless, Ewart leaves Earth along with his henchman Grawl to marry his fourth wife, a princess of Algol. Along with a dysfunctional group of mercenaries and missionaries, the group proceeds to the pleasure-planet Hideaway, where Ewart hopes to make a quick comeback after his humiliating downfall on Earth.
Sequel
In 2000, Garnett wrote a follow-up novel entitled Bikini Planet. However, the novel only features two of the original characters - in this case, Grawl and Princess Janesmith - and thus is only an indirect sequel to the original.