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  • A space whale.

  • A captain whose face is scarred from omicron-vii radiation.

  • A crew member who threatens the whale with destruction of its ganglia if it doesn't do what he wants, i.e. travel back in time.


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  • A crew member who threatens the whale with destruction of its ganglia if it doesn't do what he wants, i.e. travel back in time.


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  • A space whale.

  • A captain whose face is scarred from omicron-vii radiation.

  • A crew member who threatens the whale with destruction of its ganglia if it doesn't do what he wants, i.e. travel back in time.


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Perhaps The Star Eel, by Robert F. Young?




A crepitant roar fills the belly of the whale. Starfinder has heard the sound before. It is the roar of 2-omicron-vii surging into the whale's drive tissue: the prelude to a tremendous burst of speed. "No, whale — NO!" he screams.



"What's that scar on your cheek?" "It's from a two-oh-seven radiation burn. A whale that wasn't quite dead gave it to me when I first
went to space. I was blind for two years. That's why I became a Jonah."




That was about all I could stomach! Hope that's the whale of a tale you're looking for!






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    You're probably looking for Starfinder, a 1980 novel by Robert F. Young, also the answer to this old question.




    John Starfinder had hunted the spacewhales as they plunged beneath the surface of the space-Time sea, plummeting into the past & resurfacing light years away, he had killed the whales & made them ready as spaceships. But one day a captive whale spoke to him, begging release, promising power. And in one bold gesture, Starfinder threw over his old life to escape w/the whale. Together they rode the vast expanse of ebony space--to the beginnings of time & back again--until a new call, the love of a dead woman, led him to the most difficult & daring venture of his life--the ultimate challenge of a headlong struggle with death.





    Starfinder was originally published as a series of separate short stories and novelettes, the Spacewhale series, which includes the short story "The Star Eel" mentioned in elemtilas's answer.




    Here, from the novelette "The Haute Bourgeoisie", is an excerpt about the radiation scar:




    Starfinder is about to ask Mrs. Bleu for a glass when he sees that she, her
    husband and Ralph are drinking directly from their bottles. Remembering his
    faux pas of a few minutes ago, he hastily follows suit. Ever since he sat down, he has been waiting for someone to remark on the 2-omicron-vii scar on his cheek. Finally Mr. Bleu does so.


    MR. BLEU: That's a nasty looking scar you've got there. Uncle John. Knife wound?

    STARFINDER: I was burned and blinded years ago when I was a cabin boy on a whaleship that hadn't been deganglioned properly. I guess you could call the scar a sort of souvenir.





    Some of the stories are available online; links below are to the Internet Archive.
    "Jonathan and the Space Whale", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1962.
    "Abyss of Tartarus", If, September-October 1971.
    "The Star Eel", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1977.
    "The Haute Bourgeoisie", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January, 1980.
    "'The Mindanao Deep'", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1980.
    "As A Man Has A Whale A Love Story", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1980.






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    Perhaps The Star Eel, by Robert F. Young?




    A crepitant roar fills the belly of the whale. Starfinder has heard the sound before. It is the roar of 2-omicron-vii surging into the whale's drive tissue: the prelude to a tremendous burst of speed. "No, whale — NO!" he screams.



    "What's that scar on your cheek?" "It's from a two-oh-seven radiation burn. A whale that wasn't quite dead gave it to me when I first
    went to space. I was blind for two years. That's why I became a Jonah."




    That was about all I could stomach! Hope that's the whale of a tale you're looking for!






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      Perhaps The Star Eel, by Robert F. Young?




      A crepitant roar fills the belly of the whale. Starfinder has heard the sound before. It is the roar of 2-omicron-vii surging into the whale's drive tissue: the prelude to a tremendous burst of speed. "No, whale — NO!" he screams.



      "What's that scar on your cheek?" "It's from a two-oh-seven radiation burn. A whale that wasn't quite dead gave it to me when I first
      went to space. I was blind for two years. That's why I became a Jonah."




      That was about all I could stomach! Hope that's the whale of a tale you're looking for!






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        Perhaps The Star Eel, by Robert F. Young?




        A crepitant roar fills the belly of the whale. Starfinder has heard the sound before. It is the roar of 2-omicron-vii surging into the whale's drive tissue: the prelude to a tremendous burst of speed. "No, whale — NO!" he screams.



        "What's that scar on your cheek?" "It's from a two-oh-seven radiation burn. A whale that wasn't quite dead gave it to me when I first
        went to space. I was blind for two years. That's why I became a Jonah."




        That was about all I could stomach! Hope that's the whale of a tale you're looking for!






        share|improve this answer














        Perhaps The Star Eel, by Robert F. Young?




        A crepitant roar fills the belly of the whale. Starfinder has heard the sound before. It is the roar of 2-omicron-vii surging into the whale's drive tissue: the prelude to a tremendous burst of speed. "No, whale — NO!" he screams.



        "What's that scar on your cheek?" "It's from a two-oh-seven radiation burn. A whale that wasn't quite dead gave it to me when I first
        went to space. I was blind for two years. That's why I became a Jonah."




        That was about all I could stomach! Hope that's the whale of a tale you're looking for!







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            You're probably looking for Starfinder, a 1980 novel by Robert F. Young, also the answer to this old question.




            John Starfinder had hunted the spacewhales as they plunged beneath the surface of the space-Time sea, plummeting into the past & resurfacing light years away, he had killed the whales & made them ready as spaceships. But one day a captive whale spoke to him, begging release, promising power. And in one bold gesture, Starfinder threw over his old life to escape w/the whale. Together they rode the vast expanse of ebony space--to the beginnings of time & back again--until a new call, the love of a dead woman, led him to the most difficult & daring venture of his life--the ultimate challenge of a headlong struggle with death.





            Starfinder was originally published as a series of separate short stories and novelettes, the Spacewhale series, which includes the short story "The Star Eel" mentioned in elemtilas's answer.




            Here, from the novelette "The Haute Bourgeoisie", is an excerpt about the radiation scar:




            Starfinder is about to ask Mrs. Bleu for a glass when he sees that she, her
            husband and Ralph are drinking directly from their bottles. Remembering his
            faux pas of a few minutes ago, he hastily follows suit. Ever since he sat down, he has been waiting for someone to remark on the 2-omicron-vii scar on his cheek. Finally Mr. Bleu does so.


            MR. BLEU: That's a nasty looking scar you've got there. Uncle John. Knife wound?

            STARFINDER: I was burned and blinded years ago when I was a cabin boy on a whaleship that hadn't been deganglioned properly. I guess you could call the scar a sort of souvenir.





            Some of the stories are available online; links below are to the Internet Archive.
            "Jonathan and the Space Whale", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1962.
            "Abyss of Tartarus", If, September-October 1971.
            "The Star Eel", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1977.
            "The Haute Bourgeoisie", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January, 1980.
            "'The Mindanao Deep'", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1980.
            "As A Man Has A Whale A Love Story", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1980.






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              Potential duplicate, if this turns out to be correct: scifi.stackexchange.com/a/188864/31394
              – Rand al'Thor
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            up vote
            13
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            You're probably looking for Starfinder, a 1980 novel by Robert F. Young, also the answer to this old question.




            John Starfinder had hunted the spacewhales as they plunged beneath the surface of the space-Time sea, plummeting into the past & resurfacing light years away, he had killed the whales & made them ready as spaceships. But one day a captive whale spoke to him, begging release, promising power. And in one bold gesture, Starfinder threw over his old life to escape w/the whale. Together they rode the vast expanse of ebony space--to the beginnings of time & back again--until a new call, the love of a dead woman, led him to the most difficult & daring venture of his life--the ultimate challenge of a headlong struggle with death.





            Starfinder was originally published as a series of separate short stories and novelettes, the Spacewhale series, which includes the short story "The Star Eel" mentioned in elemtilas's answer.




            Here, from the novelette "The Haute Bourgeoisie", is an excerpt about the radiation scar:




            Starfinder is about to ask Mrs. Bleu for a glass when he sees that she, her
            husband and Ralph are drinking directly from their bottles. Remembering his
            faux pas of a few minutes ago, he hastily follows suit. Ever since he sat down, he has been waiting for someone to remark on the 2-omicron-vii scar on his cheek. Finally Mr. Bleu does so.


            MR. BLEU: That's a nasty looking scar you've got there. Uncle John. Knife wound?

            STARFINDER: I was burned and blinded years ago when I was a cabin boy on a whaleship that hadn't been deganglioned properly. I guess you could call the scar a sort of souvenir.





            Some of the stories are available online; links below are to the Internet Archive.
            "Jonathan and the Space Whale", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1962.
            "Abyss of Tartarus", If, September-October 1971.
            "The Star Eel", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1977.
            "The Haute Bourgeoisie", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January, 1980.
            "'The Mindanao Deep'", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1980.
            "As A Man Has A Whale A Love Story", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1980.






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              Potential duplicate, if this turns out to be correct: scifi.stackexchange.com/a/188864/31394
              – Rand al'Thor
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            up vote
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            You're probably looking for Starfinder, a 1980 novel by Robert F. Young, also the answer to this old question.




            John Starfinder had hunted the spacewhales as they plunged beneath the surface of the space-Time sea, plummeting into the past & resurfacing light years away, he had killed the whales & made them ready as spaceships. But one day a captive whale spoke to him, begging release, promising power. And in one bold gesture, Starfinder threw over his old life to escape w/the whale. Together they rode the vast expanse of ebony space--to the beginnings of time & back again--until a new call, the love of a dead woman, led him to the most difficult & daring venture of his life--the ultimate challenge of a headlong struggle with death.





            Starfinder was originally published as a series of separate short stories and novelettes, the Spacewhale series, which includes the short story "The Star Eel" mentioned in elemtilas's answer.




            Here, from the novelette "The Haute Bourgeoisie", is an excerpt about the radiation scar:




            Starfinder is about to ask Mrs. Bleu for a glass when he sees that she, her
            husband and Ralph are drinking directly from their bottles. Remembering his
            faux pas of a few minutes ago, he hastily follows suit. Ever since he sat down, he has been waiting for someone to remark on the 2-omicron-vii scar on his cheek. Finally Mr. Bleu does so.


            MR. BLEU: That's a nasty looking scar you've got there. Uncle John. Knife wound?

            STARFINDER: I was burned and blinded years ago when I was a cabin boy on a whaleship that hadn't been deganglioned properly. I guess you could call the scar a sort of souvenir.





            Some of the stories are available online; links below are to the Internet Archive.
            "Jonathan and the Space Whale", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1962.
            "Abyss of Tartarus", If, September-October 1971.
            "The Star Eel", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1977.
            "The Haute Bourgeoisie", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January, 1980.
            "'The Mindanao Deep'", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1980.
            "As A Man Has A Whale A Love Story", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1980.






            share|improve this answer














            You're probably looking for Starfinder, a 1980 novel by Robert F. Young, also the answer to this old question.




            John Starfinder had hunted the spacewhales as they plunged beneath the surface of the space-Time sea, plummeting into the past & resurfacing light years away, he had killed the whales & made them ready as spaceships. But one day a captive whale spoke to him, begging release, promising power. And in one bold gesture, Starfinder threw over his old life to escape w/the whale. Together they rode the vast expanse of ebony space--to the beginnings of time & back again--until a new call, the love of a dead woman, led him to the most difficult & daring venture of his life--the ultimate challenge of a headlong struggle with death.





            Starfinder was originally published as a series of separate short stories and novelettes, the Spacewhale series, which includes the short story "The Star Eel" mentioned in elemtilas's answer.




            Here, from the novelette "The Haute Bourgeoisie", is an excerpt about the radiation scar:




            Starfinder is about to ask Mrs. Bleu for a glass when he sees that she, her
            husband and Ralph are drinking directly from their bottles. Remembering his
            faux pas of a few minutes ago, he hastily follows suit. Ever since he sat down, he has been waiting for someone to remark on the 2-omicron-vii scar on his cheek. Finally Mr. Bleu does so.


            MR. BLEU: That's a nasty looking scar you've got there. Uncle John. Knife wound?

            STARFINDER: I was burned and blinded years ago when I was a cabin boy on a whaleship that hadn't been deganglioned properly. I guess you could call the scar a sort of souvenir.





            Some of the stories are available online; links below are to the Internet Archive.
            "Jonathan and the Space Whale", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1962.
            "Abyss of Tartarus", If, September-October 1971.
            "The Star Eel", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1977.
            "The Haute Bourgeoisie", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January, 1980.
            "'The Mindanao Deep'", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1980.
            "As A Man Has A Whale A Love Story", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1980.







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