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A collaboration of two science fiction greats, Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund, the original If The Stars Are Gods was quite well received when it appeared in the spring of 1974 in the hardcover Random House anthology Universe Four. It went on to win a Nebula Award in 1975. A few critics found the central protagonist, Bradley Reynolds, to be a bit over the top -- but then, who among us would invite Captain Ahab over for dinner, drinks and a video afterward? In this expanded novel length version of If The Stars Are Gods, which appeared in 1976, the rest of the life of Bradley Reynolds fell into place--meeting strange aliens, forging out into the realms of the solar system, always questing. This 2013 edition includes a new introduction by Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund -- the story of how their two science fiction writing careers grew out of this work, If The Stars Are Gods.… (más)
If the Stars Are Gods is a philosophical exploration of the concepts of life and humanity. Throughout the book, we encounter various forms of extra-terrestrial life, including Earth germs on Mars from a "contaminated" landing, stereotypical flesh-and-blood aliens on a spaceship from another star, gaseous beings in the atmosphere of Jupiter, and crystalline beings on the cold moon of Titan. The main character is a high-minded scientist who has to continually work against Earth's political machine to continue his work on extra-terrestrial life and intelligence. The political situation becomes even more charged after Earth creates and then tries to expunge a small number of genetically-enhanced humans, who seem better equipped to understand the strangeness of the forms life can take. While it's blatantly obvious that humanity, obsessed with its petty squabbles, is not ready to deal with other intelligences, it remains an open question whether a devoutly scientific man or even a genetically-enhanced person is either. The tone of the book is very reflective and encourages the reader to think upon the central theme--can the human mind comprehend the strangeness of life? ( )
Información procedente del Conocimiento común alemán.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Ein Hund kann nicht heucheln, aber er kann auch nicht aufrichtig sein. Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Información procedente del Conocimiento común alemán.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Für: Boyd Raeburn, Norm und Gina Clarke, F. M. und Ellinor Busby, Bob Tucker, Dean Grennell, Dick und Patricia Lupoff, Carol Carr, Sidney Coleman, Bob und Barbara Silverberg, William Rotsler, Jim und Hillary Benford, Dick und Pat Ellington und vor allem für Terry Carr.
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Información procedente del Conocimiento común alemán.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Es war eine Tatsache, überlegte Major Paul Smith, während er auf das von Kratern übersäte Gelände starrte, das an ihm vorüberjagte, daß auf dem Planeten Mars Leben existierte.
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Información procedente del Conocimiento común alemán.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Mit Politikern umzugehen ist das gleiche, wie in den Wind zu pissen. Man kriegt nie das zurück, was man will.
Gott erfand den Orgasmus, damit wir wissen, wann wir aufhören müssen.
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Información procedente del Conocimiento común alemán.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Bradley Reynolds dachte in diesem Augenblick an den Tag, da ein Sternenwesen herkommen würde, um hier zu wohnen, und er sandte ihnen ein lautloses Lebewohl und wandte sich wieder dem Spiel zu, das er mit den Fluxgestalten spielte, die er kannte, und er durchlebte noch einmal die Agonie auf Titan, und er ... Lächelte. Immerfort. Lächelte.
A collaboration of two science fiction greats, Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund, the original If The Stars Are Gods was quite well received when it appeared in the spring of 1974 in the hardcover Random House anthology Universe Four. It went on to win a Nebula Award in 1975. A few critics found the central protagonist, Bradley Reynolds, to be a bit over the top -- but then, who among us would invite Captain Ahab over for dinner, drinks and a video afterward? In this expanded novel length version of If The Stars Are Gods, which appeared in 1976, the rest of the life of Bradley Reynolds fell into place--meeting strange aliens, forging out into the realms of the solar system, always questing. This 2013 edition includes a new introduction by Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund -- the story of how their two science fiction writing careers grew out of this work, If The Stars Are Gods.
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