The Sirens of Titan (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
- First Published: 1959
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction
- Time of Work: The Nightmare Ages, between World War II and the Third Great Depression
- Setting: Earth, Mars, Mercury, and the ninth moon of Saturn (Titan)
- Principal Characters: Malachi Constant, Unk, Space Wanderer, Winston Niles Rumfoord, Beatrice Rumfoord, Chrono, Boaz, Salo
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Memory, Twentieth century, Future, Space flight or travel, 1940’s, 1930’s, War, Truth, Wit or humor, Science fiction, Prophecy or prophets, Earth, Christ figures or saviors, Time, Mars, Brainwashing, Amnesia, Mercury
- Locales: Earth, Mars, Titan, Mercury
The Story:
Malachi Constant arrived at the Rumfoord estate to witness a materialization. Winston Niles Rumfoord, who was chrono-synclastic infundibula, scattered everywhere between the Sun and Betelgeuse and appeared various places sporadically. He was to materialize and Constant was invited to witness. Constant was a billionaire playboy who had inherited his father Noel’s estate.
Rumfoord materialized and told Constant that he, Constant, would eventually go to Mars, Mercury, back to Earth, then to Titan. He and Beatrice Rumfoord, Rumfoord’s wife, would have a child...
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