Gates: A Collection of Short Stories, Volume 1
29.99 €
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Gates: A Collection of Short Stories, Volume 1
29.99 €
For a long time, my intention has been to write stories that can be experienced on many levels, from the simple to the complex. I believe they should be enjoyable simply as stories... even for those who can't recognize a single allusion.
— Roger Zelazny
This is the first volume of a collection of stories by one of the greatest masters of 20th-century science fiction—a writer who succeeded in combining poetic language, philosophical depth, and gripping plots.
Distant planets and ancient myths, scientific experiments and questions about eternity—all this and much more are present in the stories of Roger Zelazny. A linguist attempts to save a dying Martian civilization with the power of words in the famous novella "A Rose for Ecclesiastes." A psychiatrist delves into the mind of his patient and creates a world where reality is subordinated to imagination in the short story "The Shaper." And on distant Venus, a hunter engages in a deadly battle with an ancient sea monster in the gripping story "The Doors of His Face, the Flames of His Mouth."
These stories already reveal the unique style that would make Roger Zelazny a classic of the genre and the author of the celebrated "The Chronicles of Amber."
The collection is supplemented by author commentary, memoirs of contemporaries, and a biography of Zelazny, offering a glimpse into the writer's creative laboratory.
— Roger Zelazny
This is the first volume of a collection of stories by one of the greatest masters of 20th-century science fiction—a writer who succeeded in combining poetic language, philosophical depth, and gripping plots.
Distant planets and ancient myths, scientific experiments and questions about eternity—all this and much more are present in the stories of Roger Zelazny. A linguist attempts to save a dying Martian civilization with the power of words in the famous novella "A Rose for Ecclesiastes." A psychiatrist delves into the mind of his patient and creates a world where reality is subordinated to imagination in the short story "The Shaper." And on distant Venus, a hunter engages in a deadly battle with an ancient sea monster in the gripping story "The Doors of His Face, the Flames of His Mouth."
These stories already reveal the unique style that would make Roger Zelazny a classic of the genre and the author of the celebrated "The Chronicles of Amber."
The collection is supplemented by author commentary, memoirs of contemporaries, and a biography of Zelazny, offering a glimpse into the writer's creative laboratory.
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