Slaves of Spiegel
| Author | Daniel Pinkwater |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Four Winds Press |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 76 pp |
Slaves of Speigel is a fiction novel written by Daniel Pinkwater. The book is about Space Pirates from Spiegel and an interplanetary cook-off.
Plot introduction
Sargon the Great is the leader of planet Speigel. Fat space pirates inhabit he planet Speigel and they travel around the galaxy collecting fattening and unhealthy food. In order to discover new types of food they go through the galaxy and search for the 3 greatest cooks in the galaxy. They bring cooks from two distant planets and one cook from Earth. The cooks name is Steve and his assistant Norman are brought to Speigel along with their restaurant, The Magic Moscow. The Earth cooks are pitted against the other cooks from other planets. Steve and Norman cook a which consists of melons from Venus, ham, radishes, pears, kosher salami, maple syrup, raw oats and olives. The competition to cook the greatest dish is fierce but in the end Steve and Norman come in second. They are allowed to carry 600 ponds of Speigelian blue garlic, a prize Steve is overly satisfied with.
Availability
While this book is no longer in print it can be found in Pinkwater's 1997 compilation 5 novels.
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