The story begins in the unspecified future, as nine scientists board a "space trader" (think trading ship, but space), in search of the volcryn, a sentient alien species said to have been roaming through space for the last 18,000 years. "Nightflyers" is actually a short novella, housed within a larger collection, also titled Nightflyers and first published in the 1980s. But that's all that's predictable in this succinct sci-fi/horror novella.īut a warning: there are spoilers ahead. Predictably, given its creator, the book ending of Nightflyers is full of sudden, dark twists. And now, one novella in particular, Nightflyer, has been adapted into a television show by Syfy.
Martin was famous for his leather hats and his creation of the sexy/bloody fantasy series, A Song of Fire and Ice (and his continuing struggle to finish writing A Song of Fire and Ice), he was penning serialized novellas that melded sci-fi and horror.
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