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Greetings citizens of /lit/,

I was hoping you could help me out with something really quick. I once read a book about a man who invented a machine that would keep people alive after an accident, no matter how severe, only to then be immediately decapitated in a lab accident.

His head was then preserved by his own machine and eventually used as the computer in a space ship. Part way through the ship's centuries long journey he woke up and regained his personality.

It was actually a very good book, and I enjoyed seeing a sci-fi story that actually acknowledges the vast distances in space, as well as having the story told from the perspective of the computer. Unfortunately I can't remember what the book was called, or the author's name.

Has anyone here heard of it before? I want to see about getting myself a copy. The one I read belonged to a teacher I had in high school, so it's been a long time since I saw it.

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>> No.1180118

Sounds like a strange story so bump for you.

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Here is a Philip K. Dick short story titled "Mr. Spaceship" published in 1953, which sounds eerily similar to the story you describe:

http://www.feedbooks.com/book/4796.pdf

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>>1180118
I remember the tile was an insect or something. Something to do with the ephemeral nature of human life. I just can't seem to remember it. It's right on the tip of my tongue.

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>you are an ordinary man, with an ordinary future, when the accident happens. When you awaken twenty years later you are the computer braincore of a world-sized ship shepherding 25,000 humans on a thousand year journey to the stars. First you are confused. Then angry Then finally bored. That's when you decide to play god...

Is it this?

>> No.1180138

The Chrysalis

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>>1180136
Aha!

That's is it exactly, many thanks my well read friends.

>> No.1180177

>>1180136
That sounds a lot like that one episode of Futurama. You know the one...

>> No.1180182

>>1180177
Futurama probably made a parody, Matt Groening loves that.

>> No.1180184

>>1180136
That cover looks like it's suffering from chronic 80's syndrome.

Cool concept nonetheless.

>> No.1180221

The episode was called Godfellas, it was one of the better episodes. check it out sometime