[ Sunday, July 11, 2004 ]
Book Five: An Occasional Dream
Chapter One: Moonage Daydream
Having crashed on the surface of the moon, Gabriel’s air is running out and he imagines all the ways he could be saved, ala An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. He’s brought into the airy caverns of the underground insect people, he’s saved by a super hero, he’s shaken awake by his father after having fallen asleep in the hanging gardens of Crux, he’s captured by doubles and
taken before Gabrielle. Ends with him losing consciousness just as he sees an astronaut reaching toward him; astronaut becomes a tall, thin man in white.
Chapter Two: If I’m Dreaming My Life
In the Endless Halls of the Thin White Duke, Gabriel relives his lives. We get more glimpses of his murder of the Czar and his family, his years with Daisy, his arguments with Father, the attack by Gabrielle. He has tea with Lady Grinning Soul, who tells him they will meet soon enough anyway. They are attacked by
hoards of doppelgangers, including doubles of the Duke and his sister and their siblings.
Chapter Three: Planet of Dreams
Gabriel and the archetypes battle the doubles and win. The Duke grants a boon: After his sister has claimed Gabriel, the Duke will entertain one request. Gabriel awakens aboard Apollo 11, which has just landed on the moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
are talking about unloading the rocks and reconfiguring the ship to take him home with them when he is able to flux away, leaving the Duke to sing the moon a lullaby.
Interlude: Art Decade
A screen print of Marilyn Monroe leads to a standalone tale of young Gabriel’s meeting with Andy Warhol, where Andy gets a glimpse of the future and Gabriel learns that 15 minutes of fame can last forever.
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