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Author | : Stanislaw Lem |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 311 |
Release | : 2020-02-18 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0262357704 |
An astronaut returns to Earth after a 10-year mission and finds a society that he barely recognizes in science fiction novel by the Solaris author, whose works “make our weary universe seem pale and undistinguished by comparison” (The Washington Post). Stanisław Lem’s Return from the Stars recounts the experiences of Hal Bregg, an astronaut who returns from an exploratory mission that lasted ten years—although because of time dilation, 127 years have passed on Earth. Bregg finds a society that he hardly recognizes, in which danger has been eradicated. Children are “betrizated” to remove all aggression and violence—a process that also removes all impulse to take risks and explore. The people of Earth view Bregg and his crew as “resuscitated Neanderthals,” and pressure them to undergo betrization. Bregg has serious difficulty in navigating the new social mores. While Lem’s depiction of a risk-free society is bleak, he does not portray Bregg and his fellow astronauts as heroes. Indeed, faced with no opposition to his aggression, Bregg behaves abominably. He is faced with a choice: leave Earth again and hope to return to a different society in several hundred years, or stay on Earth and learn to be content. With Return from the Stars, Lem shows the shifting boundaries between utopia and dystopia.
Author | : L. Ron Hubbard |
Publisher | : Galaxy Press LLC |
Total Pages | : 139 |
Release | : 2004-08-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1592126219 |
Space is deep, Man is small and Time is his relentless enemy.... How far is too far? Alan Corday is about to find out. Corday is shanghaied aboard a futuristic starship bound on an interstellar journey. . . on a trek at the speed of light, the world he leaves behind fast vanishing into the past through unexpected time travel. And nothing in the dark, forbidding reaches of space can prepare him for the astounding discovery he will make upon his return from the stars. “Remarkably powerful novel.” —John W. Campbell, Jr., Astounding Science Fiction
Author | : Stanisław Lem |
Publisher | : New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
Hal Bregg is an astronaut who returns from a space mission in which only 10 biological years have passed for him, while 127 years have elapsed on earth. He finds that the earth has changed beyond recognition, filled with human beings who have been medically neutralized. How does an astronaut join a civilization that shuns risk? Translated by Barbara Marszal and Frank Simpson. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
Author | : Erich von Daniken |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1974 |
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Author | : Lynn V. Andrews |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2024-03-12 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1582709335 |
Following Lynn V. Andrews on the continuation of her life’s journey to embrace her sacred feminine power, Star Woman, the fourth book in the internationally bestselling Medicine Woman series, will inspire you to face your fears, recognize your shadow self, and embrace the power of the stars inherent within. A little more than a decade has passed since Lynn Andrews first became initiated into the Sisterhood of the Shields, a secret circle of woman shamans from all over the world, but her journey into the depths of her own power has seemingly just begun. Serving as a bridge between primal ancient knowledge and modern consciousness, Lynn must embrace the dark side of her own spirit and follow the west wind, tapping into the innate, extraordinary powers that exist within us all. Upon visiting a man claiming to have bred a magical horse, Lynn meets the spectacular white stallion, Arion. But, obsessed with power, the horse breeder deceives Lynn, poisoning and kidnapping her for the evil shaman Red Dog, who longs to finally destroy her. In a blaze of light and glory, Arion and Lynn escape, starting her vision quest into the depths of her soul. When she awakens, she meets a new teacher of the Sisterhood: Twin Dreamers, a nomadic shape-shifting shaman woman who, together with Agnes Whistling Elk and Ruby Plenty Chiefs, guide Lynn in the unraveling of the barriers of her consciousness, her self-imposed limitations, and her deepest fears.
Author | : Greig Beck |
Publisher | : Momentum |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2012-02-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1743340125 |
Arnold Singer is just like any other fifteen-year-old boy growing up in the suburbs – average height, average looks. The love of his life thinks he's a geek ... that is if she notices him at all. Pretty normal, and pretty boring, really. But this normal life is about to change forever. On a school science trip to watch the test firing of a new particle accelerator, Arn is caught up in an accident that propels him into an extraordinary new world. In this new land, Arn is the last human alive. It is populated with mysterious and bloodthirsty creatures, some of whom want him dead, while others see him as their only hope for survival. Can Arn survive in a hostile world and save his new friends? Or has he arrived in time to witness the fall of a mighty empire? An epic tale of love, betrayal and war in a world both familiar and terrifying.
Author | : Richard Matheson |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2008-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780765361394 |
When Richard Collier, a dying screenwriter, becomes infatuated with Elise McKenna, a celebrated actress at the turn of the century, his love proves strong enough to bring him through time to her side.
Author | : Trish Doller |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2015-06-02 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1619632985 |
Happily-ever-after is never quite what you expect in this hot and gritty romance.
Author | : Grace Metalious |
Publisher | : UPNE |
Total Pages | : 405 |
Release | : 2011-03-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 155553760X |
The continuing story of Peyton Place is once again available in paperback
Author | : Hans Poley |
Publisher | : Lifejourney Books |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780781409322 |
By 1943, the Nazi pogroms that began in 1938 had penetrated the borders of Netherlands. "Voor Joden Verboden" (for Jews Forbidden) signs appeared in public places. Rumors of death camps and racial genocide turned out to be true. Nationwide raids on universities resulted in mass deportations of dissenting professors and students to forced labor in Germany.