This collection of stories showcases the work of George Zebrowski, one of science fictionís masters and a writer Hugo and Nebula Award winner Robert J. Sawyer has called ìone of the most philosophically astute writers in science fiction.î Like the writers Olaf Stapledon, Arthur C. Clarke, and Stanis
Swift Thoughts
✍ Scribed by George Zebrowski
- Publisher
- Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Year
- 2002;2014
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 331 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1480494763
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✦ Synopsis
This collection of stories showcases the work of George Zebrowski, one of science fictionís masters and a writer Hugo and Nebula Award winner Robert J. Sawyer has called ìone of the most philosophically astute writers in science fiction.î Like the writers Olaf Stapledon, Arthur C. Clarke, and Stanislaw Lem, Zebrowski explores the "big questions"óthe expansion of human horizons, and the growth of power over our lives and the world in which we live. In the title story, scientists push the boundaries of human mentality to keep pace with ever-evolving AIs. In "The Eichmann Variations," a finalist for the Nebula Award, exact copies of captured Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann stand trial for his crimes against humanity, while in ìThe Word Sweep,î all speech must be rationed because spoken words take on physical form. In ìWound the Wind,î another Nebula Award finalist, unchanged humans roam freely until captured by those who know whatís best for them, and in ìStooges...
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