The Troika
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| The Troika | |
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| Author | Stepan Chapman |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Ministry of Whimsy Press |
| Publication date | 1997 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 256 pp (paperback edition) |
The Troika is a Philip K. Dick Award-winning 1997 science fiction novel by Stepan Chapman. Written in surrealist style, the novel features a highly complex plot mixing fantasy and science fiction..
[edit] Plot Summary
The novel introduces three beings - a jeep, a dinosaur, and an old Mexican woman - travelling across a desert under the glare of three suns. They have been travelling for centuries though they don't know why they are crossing the desert or if they will ever reach the other side. The characters have each changed bodies several times. Their travels are interspersed with dream-sequence-like flashbacks describing various transformed versions of the 20th Century.
[edit] Major characters
- Alex - an automated jeep, who began as a man then became cyborg.
- Eva - an old Mexican woman, formerly a fish-priestess and later a whore.
- Naomi - a brontosaur who was once a military corpsicle. A daughter of Alex and Eva's.
