Venus on the Half-Shell - Kilgore Trout (Philip Jose Farmer)
This is a classic for fans of Kurt Vonnegut and science fiction lovers alike. A near-fine copy of “Venus on the Half-Shell” written by Philip Jose Farmer posing as Vonnegut’s perennial fictional author, Kilgore Trout. This copy is clean, with tight binding, and only minor bumping to the corners, and a previous owner’s inscription on the front endpaper.
The story follows Simon Wagstaff, a lone survivor aboard the spaceship Clarissa, who awakens after a catastrophe that has annihilated Earth's population. As he charts a course for the planet Venus, Wagstaff encounters a universe marked by cosmic horrors, powerful alien civilizations, and philosophical questions about humanity’s place in the cosmos. The novel blends speculative adventure with dark satire and existential inquiry, exploring themes of survival, identity, and the fragility of human civilization against a vast and indifferent universe.
This is a classic for fans of Kurt Vonnegut and science fiction lovers alike. A near-fine copy of “Venus on the Half-Shell” written by Philip Jose Farmer posing as Vonnegut’s perennial fictional author, Kilgore Trout. This copy is clean, with tight binding, and only minor bumping to the corners, and a previous owner’s inscription on the front endpaper.
The story follows Simon Wagstaff, a lone survivor aboard the spaceship Clarissa, who awakens after a catastrophe that has annihilated Earth's population. As he charts a course for the planet Venus, Wagstaff encounters a universe marked by cosmic horrors, powerful alien civilizations, and philosophical questions about humanity’s place in the cosmos. The novel blends speculative adventure with dark satire and existential inquiry, exploring themes of survival, identity, and the fragility of human civilization against a vast and indifferent universe.
This is a classic for fans of Kurt Vonnegut and science fiction lovers alike. A near-fine copy of “Venus on the Half-Shell” written by Philip Jose Farmer posing as Vonnegut’s perennial fictional author, Kilgore Trout. This copy is clean, with tight binding, and only minor bumping to the corners, and a previous owner’s inscription on the front endpaper.
The story follows Simon Wagstaff, a lone survivor aboard the spaceship Clarissa, who awakens after a catastrophe that has annihilated Earth's population. As he charts a course for the planet Venus, Wagstaff encounters a universe marked by cosmic horrors, powerful alien civilizations, and philosophical questions about humanity’s place in the cosmos. The novel blends speculative adventure with dark satire and existential inquiry, exploring themes of survival, identity, and the fragility of human civilization against a vast and indifferent universe.