Noble Redman
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy classic short science fiction and want to understand mid-twentieth-century American science fiction
- Reflective readers interested in themes of civilizational conflict, identity, and prejudice
- English learners who need short English readings for practice
- Science fiction writing enthusiasts who want to study how a short story quickly establishes its setting
Not a good fit for
- Readers who prefer long-form worldbuilding and deep character development
- Readers expecting contemporary hard science fiction technical detail
- Readers unaccustomed to the concise style of early magazine fiction
- Readers who need a Chinese translation or bilingual text
Reading tips
- Read through once to grasp the plot turns, then revisit key dialogue to appreciate how the author uses characters' speech to present prejudice.
- As you read, note how the word "noble" changes meaning in different characters' mouths; jot down the differences.
- After finishing, look up Bone's veterinary background and consider how that experience influenced his depiction of species and civilization.
- If using it for English study, choose a passage of dialogue for close reading and analyze its colloquial expressions.
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About the author
Jesse Franklin Bone (1916–2006) was an American veterinarian and science fiction writer, born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1916 and died in Arizona in 2006. He served in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps and later became a professor at Oregon State University. Alongside his professional work, he wrote science fiction over many years, publishing his first story in 1957. Twelve of his works are held in the collection, including Noble Redman, Insidekick, Founding Father, Assassin, On the Fourth Planet, Pandemic, A Prize for Edie and To Choke an Ocean. His short fiction often deals with interstellar exploration, alien contact, and medical or biological crises, frequently approaching them from a professional perspective; the plots are tight and carry the speculative flavor of Golden Age science fiction. His representative work is The Lani People, and his short story Triggerman was nominated for the Hugo Award. Public information is limited, and details of his life and the full range of his work remain to be further organized.
