The Rule of Three: And Other StoriesAcross 30 tales of Science Fiction spanning more than 20 years, former psychology professor Lawrence M. Schoen explores ideas and metaphors of alien encounters, artificial intelligence, and the intricacies of the human mind, blending wit, charm, and old-fashioned story telling (and even the occasional atrocious pun). If science fiction is the mirror we use to look at ourselves, if aliens and A.I.s are the allegories that let us challenge who we are, then this collection by a multiple Hugo, Nebula, and Astounding Award nominee will open your eyes to the wonder that is the human race even as it amuses and entertains. Running the gauntlet from extinct languages to projecting human consciousness into the bodies of polar bears, from bridging alien communication through art and literature to flim-flamming the creators of time machines, from the joke that created the universe to a pen that writes new worlds, Schoen spins tales that amaze and delight even as they tell us who we really are at the end of the day. |
