Taurus Four
Vale
1970
I am always attracted to cover art and this one grabbed my attention right away. I am not sure, but this cover qualifies as weird enough. In this story, a sociologist is stranded on a planet with some lost 20th century hippies. Frank, our career minded academic, is ready to publish away on this group. Add a virgin sacrifice and an alien invasion and you have yourself a nice novel. I haven’t read this one, but the description sounds fun, so I am adding to my tbr pile of books.
Poking around for info on the author brought up Vale’s stint as a communist party member and her work for the HUAC. I now want to dive in and read more about Vale, since her story sounds as good as any fiction.
Mary
looks like the sociologist was Borat..
Looks like a good candidate for GoodShowSir, too.
I’d like the story that the cover of the book is about not the one between the covers.
Judging by the cover I think the updated title should be “50 Shades Of Taurus Four.”
I’m confused as to whether I’m supposed to root for the sociologist or the hippies. Also, sociologists ARE all hippies in my experience, so I’m not sure why the token conservative is one. Has anyone read the novel? I’m guessing Our Hero rescues the virgin, ensures she’s not a virgin anymore, and has to break his engagement. He then lives in peace and harmony with the no-longer-a-virgin, and some newly tamed hippies.
The summary shows that this could be a really great story, or a really terrible one. I do not think it could be just “OK”.
Imagine having to choose between being a hero or a sociologist….