Gunner Cade (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: n/a
- First Published: 1952
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—future war
- Time of Work: About 12,000
- Setting: Earth, aboard a space flier, and Mars
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Future, Space ships, stations, or vehicles, War, Soldiers, Earth, Mars, Brainwashing
- Locales: Space, Earth, Mars
The Plot
Although Cyril Kornbluth devised the initial outline of Gunner Cade, he and Judith Merril collaborated in a full sense in the actual writing, alternating rough drafts of chapters and revising each others work. The story follows the adventures and misadventures of Cade, a Gunner-ranked Armsman of the Realm of Man, from the time of his ignominious capture by a rebellious religious cult to his moment of victory, both personal and military, during the first battle between Earth’s Armsmen and rebellious Mars forces.
Cade follows a path of discovery, seeking...
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