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Tales of Science Vs. Superstition
Dozois, Gardner
Gardner Dozois
ISBN: 9781591023159
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Prometheus Books
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The battle of science against superstition is still going on, as is the battle to not have to think only what somebody else thinks is okay for you to think. In fact, in a society where more people believe in angels than believe in evolution, that battle may be more critical than ever. This anthology takes us to many different arenas in the struggle …
From the most celebrated editor in science fiction comes an anthology of stories about the persecution of scientists. Each of the thirteen tales depicts the struggle to make progress against the dead blank wall of superstition and fear. This title includes stories by: Arthur C Clarke, Ursula K Le Guin, Greg Egan, George R R Martin, Mike Resnick, Robert Silverberg, and others.
| ISBN | 1591023157 | | Pages | 345 | | ISBN13 | 9781591023159
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Prometheus Books | | Weight (grammes) | 658 | | Imprint | Prometheus Books | | Published in | Amherst | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 237 | | Publication date | 20 Aug 2005 | | Width (mm) | 158 | | Library of Congress | PS648.S3 G | | Spine width (mm) | 30 | | DEWEY | 813.54 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | |
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| | | Preface : "it still moves!" | | 11 | | | | The stars below by Ursula K. Le Guin | | 17 | | | | The will of God by Keith Roberts | | 41 | | | | The way of cross and dragon by George R. R. Martin | | 73 | | | | The pope of the chimps by Robert Silverberg | | 97 | | | | The world is a sphere by Edgar Pangborn | | 123 | | | | Written in blood by Chris Lawson | | 149 | | | | Falling star by Brendan DuBois | | 167 | | | | Three hearings on the existence of snakes in the human bloodstream by James Alan Gardner | | 187 | | | | The star by Arthur C. Clarke | | 213 | | | | The last homosexual by Paul Park | | 221 | | | | The man who walked home by James Tiptree, Jr. | | 239 | | | | When the old gods die by Mike Resnick | | 259 | | | | Oracle by Greg Egan | | 289 |
"The stories in this collection pay tribute to the idea that no matter how tidy our technological civilization is--it is still a fragile one. And once broken, all the bigotry and intolerance of the Old World may sweep over what progress has been made." -- The Short Review  Be the first to write a customer review
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