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Lädt ... The Worlds of Clifford Simak (1961)von Clifford D. Simak
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. 12 stories, at least 3 of which I've remembered for the past 50 years (including "Big Front Yard"). About half of them take place in a very rural America…but without any silly dialects or patronizing (even the "bad" guys are tenderly conceived. No technological surprises, but lots of interesting "what if" situations. ( ) Lots of interesting concepts explored---what good science fiction should be. I picked this up recently and remembered "Honorable Opponent." In spite of the disambiguation note on the Main page, this is the hardcover 1960 edition with 12 stories: From Galaxy Magazine: "Dusty Zebra," Honorable Opponent," "Carbon Copy," "Founding Father,", "Idiot's Crusade," "Operation Stinky," "Jackpot,", "Green Thumb," "Lulu." From Astounding Science Fiction: "The Big Front Yard," "Neighbor." From Infinity Science Fiction: "Death Scene." Some interesting quotes: "On every expanding frontier, in all of history, there had been three kinds of men who went ahead and marked out the trails for other men to follow---the traders and the missionaries and the hunters." [p. 189, "Jackpot"] "For in us all, I knew, lingered that reluctance to recognize that our way was not necessarily best, that the human viewpoint might not be the universal viewpoint to which all other life must eventually conform." [p. 273, "Lulu"] The twelve short stories in this collection are: 1. Dusty Zebra – The risks and rewards of inter-dimensional trade. On the Library Thing rating scale I would give this story 5 stars. 2. Honorable Opponent – A gamer’s version of interstellar war. This short story was written decades before the concept of gaming became part of the popular lexicon. A good story with a nice twist. 4 stars 3. Carbon Copy – Interstellar con artist builds tract homes on earth. 4 stars 4. Founding Father – Self-deception has its uses and its pitfalls. 3 stars 5. Idiot’s Crusade – If you are going to invade someone’s thoughts be sure you have a working plan for retreat in case the invasion fails. 4.5 stars 6. The Big Front Yard – In the world of interstellar trade ideas are easier to ship than product. I’m afraid I’ll have to show my extreme bias with respect to this story. It is, and has remained, one of my top three favorite short stories of all time. It is one of those stories I really wish was fact and not fiction. 100 stars 7. Operation Stinky – aliens come in all shapes and sizes and thought patterns. 3 stars 8. Jackpot – If you are going to pillage and plunder make be sure your loot doesn’t include scruples. 3 stars 9. Death Scene – predicting the future can have its drawbacks. 4 stars 10. Green Thumb – Being a vegetarian is all well and good…but what if plants can think. 3.5 stars 11. Lulu – Be careful what you tell an AI. It just might take you literally. 3 stars 12. Neighbor – Interstellar immigrants are ok. 5 stars A testament to the overall quality of the stories in this collection is the fact that several of them have been collected and re-collected in science fiction anthologies in the years since the 1960 publication. If you enjoy classic science fiction short stories I think you will find Simak’s book to your liking. Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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