Walter M. Miller Jr. staat bekend om zijn diepgaande en provocerende sciencefiction. Zijn meest gevierde werk is een meesterlijke post-apocalyptische roman die de cycli van de wereldgeschiedenis en de rol van geloof als stabiliserende kracht onderzoekt. Via zijn schrijven behandelt hij thema's als de impact van oorlog en de ondergang van de beschaving. Zijn onderscheidende stijl en filosofische inzichten maken zijn werk tijdloos en prikkelend.
"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.
In the depths of the Utah desert, long after the Flame Deluge has scoured the earth clean, a monk of the Order of Saint Leibowitz has made a miraculous discovery: holy relics from the life of the great saint himself, including the blessed blueprint, the sacred shopping list, and the hallowed shrine of the Fallout Shelter. In a terrifying age of darkness and decay, these artifacts could be the keys to mankind's salvation. But as the mystery at the core of this groundbreaking novel unfolds, it is the search itself—for meaning, for truth, for love—that offers hope for humanity's rebirth from the ashes.
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.
The sequel to "A Canticle for Leibowitz". A thousand years after a nuclear holocaust, the Catholic Church is still in a power struggle with the temporal leaders of the devastated USA. Cardinal Brownpony hopes to keep the church free, but there are many enemies within the church.
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.
