![]() ![]() Why else, he argues, would the ship have been The bishop, who claims that the ship has ''always existed,''Īrgues that its purpose is ''to spread the word of God'' to the far reaches of the universe - even to intelligent aliens, should any be discovered. Control of the ship is contested between Capt. The context is Christian, apparently Roman Catholic, although the church has clearly changed some of its views, asĮvidenced by the presence of the devout Father Veronica. While boldly appropriating the mantle of allegory, Russo avoids the impression of slavish adherence to a specific extraliterary agenda. Although most were born on the ship and have never known any other existence, they are divided into rancorous factions, unable to agree on anythingĮxcept that something in their lives has gone terribly wrong. ![]() Wanders the galaxy, its thousands of inhabitants unsure of their mission. In SHIP OF FOOLS (Ace, paper, $12.95), by Richard Paul Russo, a starship named Argonos By GERALD JONAS n 1494, the German humanist Sebastian Brant published an allegorical satire whose title was later translated into English as ''Ship of Fools.''īy holding up the vices and foibles of his contemporaries to ridicule, Brant's book helped prepare the ground for the Reformation. ![]()
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