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| Click to View Book: His Masters Voice | Genre: Science Fiction | Rating: 5 |
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Description: It's been said that if the king or Sweden felt that any science fiction could be considered literature, that His Master's Voice, by Stanislaw Lem, should have been considered for the Noble Prize. By any definition of serious literature, His Master's Voice should be required reading for anyone who is interested in the profound connection between objective reality and the nature of man's ability to know anything at all. And as an added bonus, Lem has somehow been able to package the whole thing in an interesting and captivating story that most readers will find hard to put down. His Master's Voice is science fiction at its very best. |
| Click to View Book: Fiasco | Genre: Science Fiction | Rating: 5 |
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Description: Science Fiction always embraces seeking out aliens in outer space. But what if they don't want to be found? And if, by chance, humans do find them, can they be forced to speak to us?In many parallels sadly reminiscent of the current state of affairs between the different peoples of Earth today, Lem extends the absurdity to the far future and to the depths of space. In grand fashion, the fatalistic dance of too dissimilar races spirals down the abyss into eventual fiasco.
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| Click to View Book: Solaris | Genre: Science Fiction | Rating: 4.5 |
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Description: It has been said that no one can imagine things that they have not, in some way, experienced. Perhaps that is why so few authors have been able to write about extraterrestrial aliens in a truly convincing scenario. Lem, however, seems to have been able to glimpse the unimaginable, and even more amazingly, is able to transport the reader long with him in this unique tale of alien contact. |
| Click to View Book: The Dispossessed | Genre: Science Fiction | Rating: 4.5 |
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Description: An anthropologic tale of two societies, one on a lush and rich planet, the other on a harsh barren moon, the Dispossessed is a personal story that explores human nature given hardship and longing, first in a isolated society with few prospects for physical riches, then in the false promises of wealth and grandeur. Le Guin's training as a cultural anthropologist is clearly evident in this important classic science fiction that was required reading in many college literature courses in the 80s. |
| Click to View Book: LeftHand | Genre: Science Fiction | Rating: 4 |
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Description: An ambassador from Earth, Genly Ai, is sent to Gethen to convince them to join the Consortium, a confederation of planets. Gethen is so far away that it is only possible to contact Earth through a device called an Ansible, which somehow allows FTL communications.But during his negotiations with an unstable king of a Gethen state, Genly Ai finds himself out of favor, then on the run. |
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