The Death of Captain Future
Book 1 of The Captain Future Duet
6 of 1996 Locus Award for Best Novella Library - Science Fiction and Fantasy Nomination of 1997 Nebula Award for Novella Novella Win of 1996 Hugo Award for Best Novella _isfdb hugo award for best novella finalist shortfiction
Publisher: Dell Magazines
Published: Oct 2, 1995
Description:
Union laborer Rohr Furland begrudgingly takes a job on a space freighter piloted by Captain Future, an immature and slightly crazed captain with an obsession for early 20th-century science-fiction novels.
When they receive a distress call from a nearby space station, Furland and the first officer blend the dangers of reality into the captain's fantasy world.
BONUS AUDIO: Author Allen Steele talks about his love of pulp fiction, and its direct influence on this Hugo Award-winning novella.