Walter M. Miller Jr. ist bekannt für seine tiefgründigen und provokativen Science-Fiction-Werke. Sein berühmtestes Werk ist ein meisterhafter postapokalyptischer Roman, der die Zyklen der Weltgeschichte und die Rolle des Glaubens als stabilisierende Kraft untersucht. Durch sein Schreiben setzt er sich mit Themen wie den Auswirkungen des Krieges und dem Untergang der Zivilisation auseinander. Sein einzigartiger Stil und seine philosophischen Betrachtungen machen sein Werk zeitlos und anregend.
Walter M. Millers Science-Fiction-Klassiker "Lobgesang auf Leibowitz" erzählt von der Entdeckung eines heiligen Einkaufszettels, der Hoffnung nach einem atomaren Holocaust symbolisiert. Der Roman, der über Jahrhunderte in einem Mönchskloster in Utah spielt, thematisiert den zyklischen Aufstieg und Fall der Zivilisation und die Fragen der Menschheit.
In a nightmarish ruined world slowly awakening to the light after sleeping in darkness, the infant rediscoveries of science are secretly nourished by cloistered monks dedicated to the study and preservation of the relics and writings of the blessed Saint Isaac Leibowitz. From here the story spans centuries of ignorance, violence, and barbarism, viewing through a sharp, satirical eye the relentless progression of a human race damned by its inherent humanness to recelebrate its grand foibles and repeat its grievous mistakes.
"Two Worlds of Walter M. Miller" collects two rare early science fiction stories from the pulp magazines. "Death of a Spaceman" originally appeared in the March, 1954 issue of AMAZING STORIES. "The Hoofer" originally appeared in the September, 1944 issue of FANTASTIC UNIVERSE.
Walter M. Miller Jr is best remembered as the author of A Canticle for Leibowitz, universally recognized as one of the greatest novels of modern SF. But as well as writing that deeply felt and eloquent book, he produced many shorter works of fiction of stunning originality and power. His profound interest in religion and his innate literary gifts combined perfectly in the production of such works as The Darfstellar, for which he won a Hugo in 1955, Conditionally Human, I, Dreamer and The Big Hunger, all of which are included in this brilliant and essential collection.
In a world in which the Cold War never ended, American president John Smith XVI dares to re-open contact with the East after forty years of Big Silence. A comedy of masks ensues, with unexpected results. From the author of A Canticle for Leibowitz, this classic tale from the pulps originally appeared in 1953.
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