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James Blish, "Guerra al grande nulla" (Urania, 70 anni di futuro), primo libro di una trilogia di quattro volumi... Si parla di colonizzazione, sfruttamento, dilemmi etici, approcci scientifici, menate religiose. I personaggi hanno tutti ottimi spunti. Ma questo libro dimostra che il "come" è  più importante del "cosa". Infatti, sebbene il libro contenga ottimi spunti e idee, è  scritto in modo fiacco, confuso. E non affonda mai quando dovrebbe. Blish è molto importante nel panorama sci-fi, ma questo libro non lo lascia ben intendere. Peccato. Appena mi sarà passata la delusione, riproverò con un altro suo libro. #scifi #JamesBlish #Urania https://www.instagram.com/p/CgSEZ1YMX4y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

And All The Stars A Stage by James Blish $6 Avon Books (1974) A story of futuristic earth that has become overpopulated with males and the sun is about to explode, so mankind has to take to the stars in a hurry to find a new planet to colonize. It follows the life of Jorn Birn, who starts out as a young bachelor on a dying planet. Jorn is recruited to join a secret project to develop long-range spacecraft that will attempt to rescue a portion of his planet's population when their star dies. The story then follows Jorn, and the refugees, until the end of Jorn's life, just after he and his companions finally find a new, habitable world. Cover art by Barcelona native Enric Torres-Prat. . Overall Excellent Condition, Pages Look Excellent, No Crease In Spine, Shelf Wear, Binding Tight . . . #andallthestarsastage #jamesblish #paperbacksciencefiction https://www.instagram.com/p/CC_QzJmAsA9/?igshid=1lqidx52tya7u

Three For Tomorrow by Robert Silverberg, Roger Zelazny, James Blish $5 Dell Books (1970) Three stories by SF giants Silverberg/Zelazny/Blish. How could you go wrong? Cover art is not credited. . Overall Good Condition, Good Spine With Slight Creases With Tape/Sticker On It, Binding Tight, Pages Look Good . . . #threefortomorrow #robertsilverberg #rogerzelazny #jamesblish #paperbacksciencefiction https://www.instagram.com/p/CC0_3KWgePx/?igshid=1bhijelcav7kb

A Case Of Conscience by James Blish $9 Ballantine Books Paperback First Edition (1958) My understanding is that this is a true first edition. This book won a Hugo Award in 1959 for Best Novel. In this book, we have discovered a planet peopled by an apparently gentle and civilized race, the Lithians, who are gradually revealed as being literally a creation of the Devil, intended to delude and ensnare humanity. The protagonist, a Jesuit priest, too late recognizes the Lithian ambassador to Earth for what he is, and is powerless to oppose him. The cover art is by Richard Powers. . Overall Great Condition, Great Spine, Binding Tight, Pages Look Great . . . #acaseofconscience #jamesblish #paperbacksciencefiction https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqO39wgcog/?igshid=7zflwebpz9w2

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James Blish - A Case of Conscience (1958) The winner of the 1959 Hugo Award, James Blish story of first contact and religion is a pretty interesting one. Our main character is a Jesuit priest who is assessing a planet and later on bring an egg of the sentient race of being from that planet to Earth. He is conflicted about his feelings for the planet and its inhabitants which he sees as possibly being a creation of something other than God. The most interesting thing about this novel is the theme itself. Blish is a perfectly competent writer but he is not really a stylist, he would go on to write some fine adaptations of the majority of Star Trek's original series' episodes, for example, so, a workmanlike writer. Still the ideas here are intriguing enough to make it a novel worth reading, although the ending seemed to me to be a bit too much, things could have been left very much more in the theoretic field rather than being so literal. (3/5) #jamesblish #acaseofconscience #scifi #sciencefiction #book #books #bookish #bibliophile #bookgram #bookstagram #bookporn #bookworm #booklover #bookcover #hugoawards (at Lisbon, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Voz1MFyb8/?igshid=1666nvebip4ck

And All The Stars A Stage by James Blish $6 Avon Books (1974) A story of futuristic earth that has become overpopulated with males and the sun is about to explode, so mankind has to take to the stars in a hurry to find a new planet to colonize. It follows the life of Jorn Birn, who starts out as a young bachelor on a dying planet. Jorn is recruited to join a secret project to develop long-range spacecraft that will attempt to rescue a portion of his planet's population when their star dies. The story then follows Jorn, and the refugees, until the end of Jorn's life, just after he and his companions finally find a new, habitable world. Cover art by Barcelona native Enric Torres-Prat. . Overall Excellent Condition, Pages Look Excellent, No Crease In Spine, Shelf Wear, Binding Tight . . . #andallthestarsastage #jamesblish #paperbacksciencefiction https://www.instagram.com/p/B7lNRShALc-/?igshid=rozx6hb8rspt

What did people from the 50's believe the year 2018 might be? I was listening the a 1930's and 40's radio series called "X minus One" were it describes the 80's as the era of the colonization of mars and advance androids lol. #Repost @scifibookcovers ・・・ Year 2018! by James Blish, 1957. Cover art by Richard Powers, 1957. #scifi #scificovers #jamesblish #richardpowers #richardpowerscover #avonbooks #year2018!