The Invincible
$33.45
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
18 February 2020
Summary
A space cruiser, in search of its sister ship, encounters beings descended from self-replicating machines.
In the grand tradition of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, Stanisław Lem’s The Invincible tells the story of a space cruiser sent to an obscure planet to determine the fate of a sister spaceship whose communication with Earth has abruptly ceased.
Landing on the planet Regis III, navigator Rohan and his crew discover a form of life that has apparently evolved from aut…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262538473 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262538474 |
| Author: | Stanislaw Lem, N. Katherine Hayles, Bill Johnston |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 18 February 2020 |
| Weight: | 234g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 137mm x 203mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
Critics Review
“Mr. Lem was a giant of mid-20th-century science fiction, in a league with Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, and Philip K. Dick.”—New York Times
—The release of these new volumes seems to expand the possibilities of what a university publisher can do.
—LitHubFourteen years after his death, the universe is still struggling to catch up with the vast creative force that was Stanislaw Lem. And for my money, it won’t be surpassing him anytime soon…Enjoying the genius of Lem requires readerly dexterity and a willingness to go wherever the author takes you…These marvelous, absorbing and often hilarious books make our weary universe seem pale and undistinguished by comparison.
—The Washington PostStanislaw Lem
Stanisław Lem (1921-2006) was an internationally renowned author of novels, short stories, literary criticism, and philosophical essays. His books have been translated into forty-four languages and have sold more than thirty million copies.
N. Katherine Hayles is Professor of English and Design/Media Arts at the University of California at Los Angeles.
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