The Sicilian (film) The Sicilian (film) The Sicilian is a 1987 action film based on the novel of the same name by Mario Puzo. It was directed by Michael Cimino and stars Christopher Lambert, Joss Ackland and Terence Stamp. Salvatore Giuliano, the infamous bandit, together with his rag-tag band of guerrillas, attempted to liberate early 1950s Sicily from Italian rule and make it an American state. Giuliano robs from the rich conservative landowners to give to the peasants, who in turn hail him as their savior. As his popularity grows, so does his ego, and he eventually thinks he is above the power
The Ship Who Sang after the first book, McCaffrey returned to the premise in her first collaboration with Margaret Ball. She soon wrote ship novels with three other co-authors, two of whom later wrote one alone. Co-authored by Anne McCaffrey: Separately authored: These six novels were also issued in omnibus editions of two each. In the popular 1992 science fiction computer game, "Star Control II", the player can embark on an optional side quest to Beta Corvi, and meet a sentient alien race who inhabit a gas giant there. This is an obvious homage to the fourth short story from "The Ship Who Sang",