Titanium Mike Saves The Day

Questo racconto di fantascienza di David D. Levine, scaricabile come audiolibro gratuito da Starship Sofa, ha un arco narrativo che si dipana praticamente al contrario.

Si parte con il capitolo 5, e si va indietro fino al capitolo 1. Ma tutto si incastra perfettamente, alla fine.

E' un racconto che parla di spazio, di avventura, ma soprattutto del potere delle idee. In questo senso mi ricorda molto un film che non è andato per niente bene al botteghino, ma che ho trovato interessante: The Postman.

“Sweetie, do you know about Titanium Mike?”
Sophie didn’t reply, just shook her head slowly inside her helmet.
“Well then, looks like I need to fill in a few holes in your education.” She drew Sophie to herself, chestplate against chestplate, so the girl could feel her voice in her bones, not just hear it filtered through radio. “Titanium Mike is… well, he’s more a force of nature than a man, really. They say his father was Gravity and his mother was Vacuum.”
“Is he going to come and help us?”
Helen considered the question for a moment. “Well, he might - you never can tell where old Mike might show up. When Cassandra Station was coming apart, he stuck the two halves back together with spit. And he’s the one who stopped Ceres from spinning.”

• Starship Sofa Aural Delights No 84 David D. Levine

Trovi Titanium Mike Saves The Day dal minuto 33'15" al minuto 70'15"

Autore: Espressione Regolare, per Kappero.com ~ 24 Mag 2009

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