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Three Science Fiction Novellas
From Prehistory to the End of Mankind
J. H. Rosny, Daniele Chatelain, George Slusser
- 375 pages
- English
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Three Science Fiction Novellas
From Prehistory to the End of Mankind
J. H. Rosny, Daniele Chatelain, George Slusser
About This Book
"Probably the greatest of all French-speaking science-fiction writers [after Jules Verne]... I was unprepared for the power and beauty." âMichael Dirda, The Washington Post To the short list that includes Jules Verne and H.G. Wells as founding fathers of science fiction, the name of the Belgian writer J.-H. Rosny AĂźnĂ© must be added. He was the first writer to conceive, and attempt to narrate, the workings of aliens and alternate life forms. His fascination with evolutionary scenarios, and long historical vistas, from first man to last man, are important precursors to the myriad cosmic epics of modern science fiction. Until now, his work has been virtually unknown and unavailable in the English-speaking world, but it is crucial for our understanding of the genre. Three wonderfully imaginative novellas are included in this volume. "The Xipehuz" is a prehistoric tale in which the human species battles strange geometric alien life forms. "Another World" is the story of a mysterious being who does not live in the same acoustic and temporal world as humans. "The Death of the Earth" is a scientifically uncompromising Last Man story. The book also includes an insightful critical introduction that places Rosny's work within the context of evolutionary biology. "Rosny was a species pluralist, and believed that human beings are no more entitled than any other creature to reign supreme. He would have felt right at home among the Men In Black." âLaura Miller, The New Yorker
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Translatorsâ Note
- Introduction: Rosnyâs Evolutionary Ecology
- The Xipéhuz
- Another World
- The Death of the Earth
- Notes
- Annotated Bibliography