Algis Budrys, auteur lituano-américain de science-fiction, se caractérisait par ses observations percutantes de la psyché humaine, souvent situées dans des contextes spéculatifs novateurs. Son écriture explorait fréquemment des thèmes plus sombres tels que l'aliénation, l'oppression sociale et les dilemmes éthiques posés par la technologie, adoptant souvent un ton ironique et critique. Budrys excellait dans l'art de créer des récits captivants qui poussaient les lecteurs à réfléchir sur la nature de la réalité et la trajectoire future de l'humanité. Son héritage réside dans sa capacité à allier profondeur intellectuelle et narration immersive, lui assurant une place significative dans le domaine de la science-fiction.
The protagonist serves as a vendor of dreams, offering others access to fantastical worlds and experiences. However, he faces a profound personal challenge: he is blind to his own needs for growth and understanding. This internal struggle highlights the contrast between his ability to create and share dreams and his inability to confront his own reality, setting the stage for a journey of self-discovery and enlightenment.
This collection features five captivating stories by renowned authors, showcasing a range of imaginative narratives. Each tale offers a unique perspective, blending elements of science fiction and speculative themes. Readers can expect thought-provoking plots and distinctive writing styles from Algis Budrys, Frank Herbert, Robert Sheckley, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., and Jamie Wild, making this anthology a diverse exploration of the genre.
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Budrys Bonanza!Seven classic excursions into the fantastic imagination of one of post-war America's greatest science fiction writers.Contents:- The End of Summer (1954)- The Distant Sound of Engines (1959)- Never Meet Again (1958)- The Burning World (1957)- First to Serve (1954)- Go and Behold Them (1960)- The Executioner (1956)Front cover illustration by Alun Hood
Laurent Michaelmas didn't get the information he needed as a reporter from the usual sources. With the aid of Domino, a highly sophisticated portable computer that could virtually think for itself, he had plugged himself into every electronic communications network in the world. He not only knew everything that happened the instant it happened, he could also make things happen the way he wanted. So how had the astronaut - believed dead in an horrific space shuttle accident - turned up in a Swiss sanatorium without them knowing anything about it? Why all the secrecy and subterfuge? Why did Domino hit a brick walll every time it tried to get close to the mystery? The answer was staggering - and it posed a direct threat to mankind's continued existence on earth. (Source: back cover)
Rogue Moon is a short sf novel by Algis Budrys, published in 1960. It was a 1961 Hugo Award nominee, losing to Walter M. Miller's A Canticle for Leibowitz. A novella-length version of the story was included in the anthology The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume 2, edited by Ben Bova. Before 1969, every science fiction writer wrote his or her own version of the first Moon landing. Few carry the horror of Budrys' unsettling story. During all recorded history, the Moon has hovered above our heads, a timeless symbol for lovers' ecstasy. Goddesses & Gibson Girls have tripped the light fantastic of her beams while sonneteers & scientists have scanned her changing phases. Now humans had actually reached the Moon, & on it the explorers found a structure, a formation so terrible & incomprehensible that it couldn't even be described in human terms. It was a thing that devoured people; that killed them again & again in torturous, unfathomable ways. Earthbound are the only two men who could probe the thing: Al Barker, a reckless thrill-seeker, whose loving mistress was death, & Dr. Edward Hawks, a scientific murderer, whose greatest mission was rebirth.
"The first novel is "Address: Centauri" by F.L. Wallace. The accidentals were human ... but not human enough for Earth. Humans had abolished nearly every disease, deformity, and defect; but there were still a few that couldn't be fixed by surgery or cures. Those people who couldn't be cured or repaired to reflect the perfection of the rest of the populace just didn't belong. They were called accidentals. Their home was an asteroid called Handicap Haven--the residents called it the Junkpile. But there were those among the accidentals who longed for something better--a greater sense of freedom, and the vast reaches of space seemed to hold promise of that."--Website
An anthology of classic science fiction tales from the 1950s.
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