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From multiple award-winning author David Brin comes an extraordinary collection of tales and essays exploring the near and distant future, where humans and aliens confront the cosmos's secrets and their own existence. In "Dr. Pak's Preschool," a woman learns her unborn baby is destined to work. "NatuLife" depicts a couple's relationship strained by the allure of simulated sex. "Sshhh . . . " portrays the chaos and joy that ensues with the arrival of benevolent aliens on Earth. In "Bubbles," a sentient starcraft ventures beyond the universe's limits. These stories, among others, challenge readers to ponder the nature of the universe and its future. The collection features a range of thought-provoking narratives, including "The Giving Plague," "Myth Number 21," "Detritus Affected," "Those Eyes," "What to Say to a UFO," "Bonding to Genji," "The Warm Space," "Whose Millennium?," "Piecework," "Science versus Magic," "Ambiguity," and "What Continues ... And What Fails ...". Brin's compelling fiction invites us to wonder at the complexities of existence and the possibilities that lie ahead.
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Otherness, David Brin
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 1994
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- 10,72 €
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- Titolo
- Otherness
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- David Brin
- Editore
- Bantam Spectra
- Pubblicato
- 1994
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 357
- ISBN10
- 0553295284
- ISBN13
- 9780553295283
- Serie
- Valutazione
- 3,35 su 5
- Descrizione
- From multiple award-winning author David Brin comes an extraordinary collection of tales and essays exploring the near and distant future, where humans and aliens confront the cosmos's secrets and their own existence. In "Dr. Pak's Preschool," a woman learns her unborn baby is destined to work. "NatuLife" depicts a couple's relationship strained by the allure of simulated sex. "Sshhh . . . " portrays the chaos and joy that ensues with the arrival of benevolent aliens on Earth. In "Bubbles," a sentient starcraft ventures beyond the universe's limits. These stories, among others, challenge readers to ponder the nature of the universe and its future. The collection features a range of thought-provoking narratives, including "The Giving Plague," "Myth Number 21," "Detritus Affected," "Those Eyes," "What to Say to a UFO," "Bonding to Genji," "The Warm Space," "Whose Millennium?," "Piecework," "Science versus Magic," "Ambiguity," and "What Continues ... And What Fails ...". Brin's compelling fiction invites us to wonder at the complexities of existence and the possibilities that lie ahead.