BookFronter
Citadel of Lost Ships by Leigh Brackett

Citadel of Lost Ships

Kindle Edition

Leigh Brackett

Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · March 23, 2021

It was a Gypsy world, built of space flotsam, peopled with the few free races of the Solar System.

Space OperaSci-Fi AdventureAlien Contactspace
More
adventureaward
Buy on Amazon

We earn from qualifying purchases.

Who it’s for
A space-flotsam world shelters free Solar System races, then becomes a slave trap.
Genres
Space Opera, Sci-Fi Adventure, Alien Contact
Published
Start Publishing LLC, March 23, 2021

Nearest books

Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genres: Space Opera and Sci-Fi Adventure.

  1. Outpost on IoLeigh Brackett84% matchAlso shares Alien Contact
  2. Lorelei of the Red MistLeigh Brackett, Ray Bradbury73% match
  3. Black Amazon of MarsLeigh Brackett71% match
  4. The Black Star PassesJohn W. Campbell, John W. Campbell Jr.67% matchAlso shares Alien Contact
  5. The Door Through SpaceMarion Zimmer Bradley64% match
  6. GrimspaceAnn Aguirre63% matchAlso shares Alien Contact
  7. Galactic EmpiresNeil Clarke62% match
  8. The Weight of the WorldTom Toner61% match

For younger readers: Defy the Stars, If All the Stars Go Dark, Freefall

Start with three books, and this one can be the first.

Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.

Start with this book

About this book

It was a Gypsy world, built of space flotsam, peopled with the few free races of the Solar System. Roy Campbell, outcast prey of the Coalition, entered its depths to seek haven for the Kraylens of Venus—only to find that it had become a slave trap from which there was no escape. Leigh Brackett was the undisputed Queen of Space Opera and the first women to be nominated for the coveted Hugo Award. She wrote short stories, novels, and scripts for Hollywood.

Continue reading

She wrote the first draft of the Empire Strikes Back shortly before her death in 1978.

The Gypsy World

A space-flotsam world shelters free Solar System races, then becomes a slave trap.

Come here for

  • A Gypsy world built from space flotsam
  • Free races of the Solar System

Expect

  • Roy Campbell seeking haven for the Kraylens of Venus
  • A haven that has become a slave trap

Where it sits

Space Opera100%
Sci-Fi Adventure42%
Alien Contact34%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Sci-Fi Adventure
  • Space Opera
Authors
Leigh Brackett
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
March 23, 2021
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Sci-Fi Adventure