The Shipshape Miracle: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The Shipshape Miracle is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Simak, Clifford D. (1904–1988).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Shipshape Miracle" by Clifford D. Simak is a science fiction novella written during the early 1960s. The story centers around Cheviot Sherwood, a castaway stranded on an uninhabited planet, contemplating his fate while unknowingly harboring a wealth of diamonds. The book explores themes of identity, humanity, and the merging of man and machine through its foundational premise of a sentient spaceship. In the narrative, Sherwood finds himself in a precarious situation after his spaceship breaks down, rendering him marooned. While grappling with his isolation, he unexpectedly encounters a mysterious black ship that reveals itself to be alive and capable of thought. The ship, which has merged with the consciousness of its human creator, offers Sherwood a way out. However, it soon becomes clear that Sherwood himself might become a part of the ship's existence, as the entity has been searching for someone like him—one who would not be missed in the world. The story culminates in a tension-filled realization of what it means to lose one's humanity in the pursuit of survival and a deeper exploration of the idea that not all miracles are beneficial.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Shipshape Miracle
- Author credits: Simak, Clifford D. (1904–1988)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Castaways -- Fiction
- Cyborgs -- Fiction
- Diamond mines and mining -- Fiction
- Life on other planets -- Fiction
- Science fiction
- Short stories
- Space ships -- Fiction
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- Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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