Science Fiction and Fantasy Classics
Here are some books that have withstood the test of time and critical fashions. I pay attention to publishers devoting time and energy to bringing back books or authors in an organized way. For instance, MIT Press is doing such an admirable job with Stanislaw Lem that it inspired a separate page devoted to him. The new Dune films are reviving a sf landmark series. I will add others in time.
Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus
Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus
Reissued after seventy-five years out of print -- and in hardcover for the first time in a generation -- Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus is the third novel in the Lucky Starr series written by the legendary Isaac Asimov, author of Foundation, the Galactic Empire series, and I, Robot. The Lucky Starr series was originally published under the pseudonym Paul French.
From a distance it seemed an emerald green, fairyland bubble!
Aphrodite, the largest city on Venus, deep beneath the planet's sea. Earthmen had established an incredible civilization, but now it is threatened by an unknown force preying on men's minds.
"Bigman's head snapped back at a sudden new and strange sound. It was a voice, flat, without intonation. It said, "Do not tamper with your machine of far-reaching sound. We do not wish it."
Bigman turned. His mouth fell open and, for a moment, stayed so. He said, "Who said that? Where is it?"
Lucky said, "Easy, Bigman. It was inside your head."
How will Lucky Starr fight off an enemy that can get inside people's heads?