Walter M. Miller Jr. es reconocido por su ciencia ficción profunda y provocadora. Su obra más célebre es una novela postapocalíptica magistral que profundiza en los ciclos de la historia mundial y el papel de la fe como fuerza estabilizadora. A través de su escritura, aborda temas como el impacto de la guerra y la caída de la civilización. Su estilo distintivo y sus indagaciones filosóficas hacen que su obra sea atemporal y estimulante.
Seiscientos años después del holocausto nuclear no quedan sobre la Tierra más vestigios que los conservados por la Orden Albertiana de Leibowitz. Dividida en tres partes, Cántico por Leibowitz narra la epopeya de los monjes de esa nueva Edad Media en su intento de salvar los restos del saber humano que han sobrevivido a la hecatombe, mientras esperan que ese legado eleve de nuevo a la humanidad al pedestal del poder, y también del orgullo.
"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.
Preserving a significant classical work, this edition of The Ties That Bind has been meticulously reformatted and retyped for clarity and readability. Alpha Editions aims to ensure that this important text remains accessible to both contemporary and future readers by presenting it in a modern format, free from the limitations of scanned copies. The effort highlights the book's enduring relevance throughout history.
Significant throughout human history, this work has been carefully preserved and republished in a modern format for current and future readers. The entire text has been reformatted, retyped, and designed to ensure clarity and readability, distinguishing it from scanned copies of the original.
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.
