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Titre(s) : American science fiction [Texte imprimé] : five classic novels. 1956-1958 / Gary K. Wolfe, editor
Lien au titre d'ensemble : Appartient à : American science fiction
Publication : New York : Library of America, copyright 2012
Description matérielle : 835 pages ; 21 cm
Collection : The Library of America ; 228
Lien à la collection : The library of America
Note(s) : Réunit : "Double Star" / Robert A. Heinlein ; "The Stars My Destination" / Alfred
Bester ; "A Case of Conscience" / James Blish ; "Who?" / Algis Budrys ; "The Big Time"
/ Fritz Leiber. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 813-835)
Five science fiction classics of the 1950s in one volume ; "In Robert A. Heinlein's
Double Star (1956), an actor forced to impersonate a twenty-second-century political
leader intent on forging bonds between Earthlings and Martians learns hard lessons
about the nature of power. Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination (1956), which
Neil Gaiman has called 'the perfect cyberpunk novel,' is a classic revenge tale set
in a nightmarish future dominated by corporations. In James Blish's A Case of Conscience
(1958), space voyagers on the remote planet Lithia find themselves challenged by the
values of an alien civilization. Algis Budrys's Who? (1958) unleashes Cold War anxieties
about technology and human identity with its story of a scientist rebuilt beyond recognition
after a devastating accident. Set in 'The Place' a bar and bordello in the backwater
of time's stream, Fritz Leiber's The Big Time (1958) explores the implications of
the 'Change War,' an endless cosmic struggle in which shadowy antagonists dart in
and out of history in a contest to control destiny"--Google Books ; This second of
two volumes surveying the best science fiction novels of the 1950s presents works
by five of the field's most admired and influential practitioners. In Robert A. Heinlein's
Double Star (1956), an actor forced to impersonate a twenty-second-century political
leader intent on forging bonds between Earthlings and Martians learns hard lessons
about the nature of power. Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination (1956), which
Neil Gaiman has called "the perfect cyberpunk novel," is a classic revenge tale set
in a nightmarish future dominated by corporations. In James Blish's A Case of Conscience
(1958), space voyagers on the remote planet Lithia find themselves challenged by the
values of an alien civilization. Algis Budrys's Who? (1958) unleashes Cold War anxieties
about technology and human identity with its story of a scientist rebuilt beyond recognition
after a devastating accident. Set in "the Place," a bar and bordello in the backwater
of time's stream, Fritz Leiber's The Big Time (1958) explores the implications of
the "Change War," an endless cosmic struggle in which shadowy antagonists dart in
and out of history in a contest to control destiny. The range of styles - by turns
adventurous, satiric, incisive - is as varied as the themes addressed by these novels,
all now acknowledged as American classics. Together they mark an explosively entertaining
era in modern fiction. -- Dust jacket
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Wolfe, Gary K. (1946-....). Éditeur scientifique
Indice(s) Dewey :
813.087 6208054 (23e éd.) = Roman de science-fiction américain - Anthologie - 1945-1999
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781598531596. - ISBN 159853159X (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47127583m
Notice n° :
FRBNF47127583
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Table des matières : Double star / / Robert A. Heinlein ; ; The stars my destination / / Alfred Bester
; ; A case of conscience / / James Blish ; ; Who? / / Algis Budrys ; ; The big time
/ / Fritz Leiber.
