Stories/books like Bioship?

[AE35Unit]

I enjoyed this story of his in The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction and was wondering what other works he's done that are similar?

 

[J-Sun]

Might help to describe "Bioship" for those who haven't read it. That way if they haven't read it but have read other stuff, they could match them up.

 

[AE35Unit]

Might help to describe "Bioship" for those who haven't read it. That way if they haven't read it but have read other stuff, they could match them up.

Well basically its a sea adventure aboard a living ship called Quill. The crew themselves are humanoid and yet have adaptations like sea animals. Gills,lip tendrils etc.

 

[J-Sun]

Well, I've only read one of his novels so far but it sounds like the stories "Spatterjay" and "Jable Sharks", which are collected in The Engineer Reconditioned, might fall along those lines and there's a novel or series of them related to at least "Spatterjay".

 

[AE35Unit]

Thanks Jason. Its an interesting if a bit saucy story (I just re read it) and the ship is a living organism. Rather like a sentient whale. The crew sleep in compartments made from the ship beast itself,which open up all red and wet,ready for sleep time. Sounds so inviting after a hard day's graft!