Homeward and BeyondTheories of time, evolution, and philosophy are incorporated into nine science fiction tales about space travel, alien creatures, and futuristic societies dominated by onmipotent world rulers. |
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Page 64
... shadow which brimmed the bowl . And they grew and grew . Tumbling while it fell , the spacecraft had none of the restfulness of zero weight . Forces caught nauseatingly at gullet and gut . An unidentified loose object clattered behind ...
... shadow which brimmed the bowl . And they grew and grew . Tumbling while it fell , the spacecraft had none of the restfulness of zero weight . Forces caught nauseatingly at gullet and gut . An unidentified loose object clattered behind ...
Page 69
... shadow like a challenge to the deep purple sky . In this thin air - he could just hear the wind's ghostly whistle- Mars gave to his gaze every aspect of itself , diamond sharp , a beauty strong , subtle , and abstract as a torii gate ...
... shadow like a challenge to the deep purple sky . In this thin air - he could just hear the wind's ghostly whistle- Mars gave to his gaze every aspect of itself , diamond sharp , a beauty strong , subtle , and abstract as a torii gate ...
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... shadow . In few other parts of the planet could you be more fully in the oneness of time . " You don't have to go , not yet , " Braganza Diane said , a little desperately because she cared for him and our trumpeter blows too many ...
... shadow . In few other parts of the planet could you be more fully in the oneness of time . " You don't have to go , not yet , " Braganza Diane said , a little desperately because she cared for him and our trumpeter blows too many ...
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