OTHER WORLDS, OTHER SEAS

by Darko--Ed. Suvin ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 1, 1970

These Science-Fiction Stories From the Socialist Countries include some wonderful whimsy by Poland's Stanislaw Lem whose ""The Computer That Fought a Dragon"" did so with an unusual set of subtractions. Czechoslovakia's Josef Nesvadba shows an interesting distrust of at least one aspect of Capitalism in his super model racing car that runs on blood. Most of the stories are from the U.S.S.R. and Anatoliy Dneprov is a stand-out with his ""S*T*A*P*L*E Farm"" of unholy duplicate humans and his island of mechanized crabs geared to replicate themselves as potential weapons. The latter is a particularly trenchant comment on war games. Refreshing in vitality and approach. Love thy neighbor.

Pub Date: July 1, 1970

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Random House

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 1970

Categories: FICTION