Library of America, Belletristik, American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1968-1969 (Loa #322): Past Master / Picn...
40,64 €
Celebrate classic novels of the New Wave era of sci-fi with this second collectable science fiction anthology from Library of America. Presenting 4 underrated science fiction classics from a tumultuous time in American history&mdash including works by iconic Black author Samuel R. Delany and feminist Joanna Russ. In R. A. Lafferty&rsquo s utterly idiosyncratic and uncategorizable Past Master (1968), Renaissance philosopher Thomas More is summoned to Golden Astrobe in the year 2535: Can he save the planet&rsquo s troubled utopia from its soulless technological perfection and ensure the survival of the faith? Joanna Russ introduces one of SF&rsquo s first and most engaging female adventurers in her taut and edgy debut novel Picnic on Paradise (1968): the tough, sardonic, unforgettable Alyx, an ancient Phoenician mercenary teleported into the future to serve as guide and bodyguard for a band of stranded space tourists. The first African American writer to make a name for himself in the genre, Samuel R. Delany was hailed as &ldquo the best science-fiction writer in the world&rdquo on the basis of Nova (1968), a white-hot, fast-paced, protocyberpunk interstellar adventure featuring a misfit crew on a high-stakes quest. Stumbling on a mysterious ancient text among his father&rsquo s belongings, the son of a master woodcarver uncovers the key to revolutionary change in Jack Vance&rsquo s Emphyrio (1969), a marvel of craftsmanship and visionary world-building set on remote, feudal, theocratic Halma.
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