A Case of Conscience – James Blish
Father Ruiz-Sanchez, biologist and Jesuit priest, struggles with a moral and ethical dilemma: a planet whose inhabitants are innately peaceful, moral, and without God.
Tag Archives: If: Worlds of Science Fiction
I Am Crying All Inside – The Complete Clifford D. Simak, Vol. 1
By the time he was named the third Science Fiction Grand Master in 1977, Clifford D. Simak had already been …
If – June, 1957
“The Face Of Mars” science fact article; fiction by Isaac Asimov, Charles Fontenay, Lloyd Biggle, Daniel Galouye, Walter Tevis, Leo Kelley, and others.
The Early Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick
Collecting a dozen of the earliest stories by Philip K. Dick, including “Beyond Lies The Wub,” “Second Variety,” “The Defenders,” “The Variable Man,” and more.
If – March 1960
“Gleaners” by Clifford Simak, “The Upside-Down Captain” by Jim Harmon, “Gravy Train” by Daniel F. Galouye, stories by Ron Goulart, Ray Russell, and Raymond E. Banks.
The Ship Who Sang – Anne McCaffrey
Girl born with severe physical deformities is encased in titanium and linked up to become the “brain” of a starship. Collects various stories of her many adventures.
Adventures in Art – Ed Emsh covers (1)
I really dig Ed Emsh’s style; at his best, his book and magazine covers are vibrant and dynamic. I’ll let these high(er)-res covers speak for themselves: an assortment from books (mostly Ace and Pyramid paperbacks), pulps, and digest magazines, from the early 1950s to late-1960s. I put them in rough chronological order.
To Your Scattered Bodies Go & The Fabulous Riverboat – Philip José Farmer
Philip Jose Farmer’s Riverworld series, at least the first books. I had fond memories of the first book when I read it years ago, and when I was gifted the next ones, I wondered how it held up. Here’s the answer.
The Starchild Trilogy – Jack Williamson & Frederik Pohl
Three loosely related novels of adventure set in a universe which could never be: it uses Hoyle’s obsolescent steady-state physics as a backdrop.
Battered, Tattered, Yellowed, & Creased 