The Ship Who Sang series
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The Ship Who Sang series is a science fiction collection by Anne McCaffrey about severely disabled individuals whose brains are integrated into starships and other machines, exploring identity, autonomy, and human–machine symbiosis.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction book series
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space opera ⓘ |
| author | Anne McCaffrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
brains integrated into starships
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cybernetic life-support systems ⓘ severely disabled children raised as shell-people ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Jody Lynn Nye
NERFINISHED
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Margaret Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ S. M. Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
emotional lives of brainships
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ethics of bodily autonomy ⓘ personhood of cyborgs ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Helva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstWork | The Ship Who Sang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm |
fix-up novel
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novel series ⓘ |
| hasSubseries | Brainship novels ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | depictions of cyborg starships in science fiction ⓘ |
| inUniverseOrganization | Central Worlds Brainship Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacterType | brainship ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
autonomy
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disability ⓘ human–machine symbiosis ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| mediaType | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | partnership between brainships and human brawn partners ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Nancia
NERFINISHED
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Simeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | late 20th century ⓘ |
| protagonistCondition | congenital severe physical disability ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | starship ⓘ |
| publisher | Ballantine Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Brainship series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
future
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interstellar space ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| tone |
character-driven
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emotional ⓘ |
| workIncluded |
PartnerShip
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The City Who Fought NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ship Errant NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ship Who Sang NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ship Who Searched NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ship Who Won NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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