Questo autore scrive sotto pseudonimo. Il suo lavoro approfondisce le profonde emozioni umane e le complessità delle relazioni interpersonali. Caratterizzato da un linguaggio ricco e da un acuto intuito psicologico, la sua scrittura esplora temi come la solitudine, la ricerca dell'identità e il senso della vita nel mondo contemporaneo.
Uit een groot aantal van Silverbergs eigen bundelingen van zijn betere werk heeft Meulenhoff 13 van de sprekendste verhalen geselecteerd. Wat aan de afzonderlijke verhalen al te zien was, blijkt uit deze dubbel geraffineerde keuze nu zulke verhalen schrijft alleen Robert Silverberg.
In twintig jaar schreef Henry Kuttner, meestal samen met C.L. Moore, een reeks verhalen die tot de duurzaamste van de SF bleken te behoren. Vaak onder pseudoniem werkend, schreven zij subtiele kleine meesterwerken van inventiviteit en humor die zelden geëvenaard zijn en zelfs door de meest verwende kenners van de science fiction hoog gewaardeerd worden.In dit eerste overzicht zijn 12 verschillende verhalen bijeengebracht uit het complete werk van deze onvolprezen en succesvolle schrijvers, waaronder twee van Kuttners vermaarde wilde robotverhalen.- De ijzeren standaard (Lewis Padgett)- Mimsy waren de borogoven (Lewis Padgett)- Verbinding met morgen (Lewis Padgett)- De trotse robot (Lewis Padgett)- Maskerade- Een wild vermoeden (Henry Kuttner & C.L. Moore)- Wanneer de tak breekt (Lewis Padgett)- Tweehandige machine- De wereld is van mij (Lewis Padgett)- De Twonky (Henry Kuttner & C.L. Moore)- Niet kijken!- De stem van de kreeft
12 SF/Fantasy-verhalen van evenzovele schrijvers: James Schmitz: Een vloed van problemen (Trouble tide, 1965) Michael Coney: Symbioot (Symbiote, 1969) Burt Filer: Teruggespoord (Backtracked, 1968) James Gunn: De onsterfelijken (The immortals, 1958) David I. Masson: Psychosmose (Psychosmosis, 1966) John Baxter: Rendez-vous (Tryst, 1966) Keith Laumer: De koperen god (The brass god, 1965) Laurence Yep: In een hemel van daemonen (In a sky of daemons, 1971) Barrington Bailey: Het schip "Rampspoed" (The ship of disaster, z.j.) Vincent King: Verdedigingsmechanisme (Defense mechanism, 1966) John Clute: Een man moet sterven (A man must die, 1966) James Blish: Oppervlaktespanning (Surface tension, 1957)
Imagine Aliens making first contact...and mankind going mad. Crazy like foxes in a well-stuffed henhouse. Alien technology to be had for nothing, technology that so outstrips ours that we don't understand what it means still less how it works.Enter Algernon Hebster, head of Hebster Securities and the only businessman to see the Aliens for the babes in the woods they are. Imagine trading permanently spotless, sanitary surface-making technology for blueprints of the Empire State Building and a hundred paperback copies of Moby-Dick! Who cares how it works? Who cares why they want what they want? Not Hebster when he can make a huge profit off the Aliens' trinkets.But Humanity First cares, and they care enough to mount a rebellion against Hebster and his uneasy allies in the world government United Mankind. What's a simple businessman to do when confronted by a lynch mob of zealots and a government inclined to watch while the mob does its worst?
De Wereld Tussenin - Jack VanceVerloren Terrein - David I. MassonTwee Rivieren - R. W. MackelworthPrez - Ron GoulartDe Vijfde Kop van Cerberus • novella by Gene WolfeToen Ik Juffrouw Dow Was - Sonya DormanOdyssee op Mars - Stanley G. WeinbaumMnarra Mobilis - Sydney J. Van ScyocEen Verloren Knikker - Peter Cuijpers Een Sterfelijke Godin - Peter Cuijpers Een Sprookje - Peter Cuijpers Op de Vierde Planeet - J. F. BoneMiljoendag - Frederik PohlDe Elektrische Mier - Philip K. Dick
Contains three novels in Dutch translation: The Languages of Pao / Big Planet / The Dragon Masters. In "De Talen van Pao," Beran Panasper, the crown prince of Pao, is kidnapped by the enigmatic Paravos, a dominion on the world of Breeknes. While studying there for several years, he and his captors analyze Pao and its singular language. Upon his eventual escape, Beran discovers that Pao has drastically changed, now home to three new languages, reflecting his own transformation during captivity. "Grote Planeet" is set 500 years later, where the vast planet has become populated by numerous groups of Earthlings. A commission is sent from Earth to assess the threat posed by Bajarnum of Beaujolais, a local ruler expanding his territory. However, the commission crashes 40,000 miles from the only civilized area, the Earth enclave. This leads to a perilous journey through unknown lands, where the group faces terrifying monsters and bizarre inhabitants. In "De Drakenruiters," every few centuries, the malevolent star Coralyne appears in the sky of Aerlith, bringing with it the chilling Grondvormen that abduct humans. A few captured Grondvormen are transformed by the residents into a formidable army of dragons, including fearsome Hellevegen and deadly Schrijdende Moordenaars. When the Grondvormen return, they confront their monstrous, twisted descendants—the dragons. This work is a recipient of the Hugo Award.
Een door uitgeverij Meulenhoff samengestelde verzameling verhalen uit het oeuvre van Theodore Sturgeon.Bevat:Xanadu (Orig. The skills od Xanadu)Het gedenkteken (Orig. Memorial)De wessenflinkel (Orig. Shottle bop)Op het scherp van het ontleedmes (Orig. Occam's scalpel)Meneer Costello, held (Orig. Mr. Costello, hero)Begaafd (Orig. Talent)De hemel zag zwart van de schepen (Orig. The sky was full of ships)Donder en rozen (Orig. Thunder and roses)De nachtmerries van parallel X (Orig. The incubi of Parallel X)De hurkel is een gelukkig dier (Orig. The hurkle is a happy beast)De teddybeer van de professor (Orig. The professor's Teddy-Bear)Er bestaat geen afweer (Orig. There is no defense)Jong geleerd (Orig. Like young)
Far in the future, the craftsmen of the distant planet Halma create goods which are the wonder of the galaxy. But they know little of this. Their society is harshly regimented, its religion austere and unforgiving, and primitive -- to maintain standards, even the most basic use of automation is punishable by death. When Amiante, a wood-carver, is executed for processing old documents with a camera, his son Ghyl rebels, and decides to bring down the system. To do so, he must first interpret the story of Emphyrio, an ancient hero of Halman legend.
