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A Twentieth Century Homunculus (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

A Twentieth Century Homunculus (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

David H. Keller / David HKeller

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Fantasy and Horror Classics
Año de edición:
2011
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ISBN:
9781447404996
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A groundbreaking, yet forbidden, experiment in manufactured life achieves the unimaginable: the creation of a diminutive, artificial human. But the triumph of science quickly gives way to terror as the homunculus a sentient specimen refuses to remain a passive object of study.The ambition to play God has unleashed a crisis that threatens the creators, forcing them to confront the terrifying consequences of bringing life into the world without fully understanding its cost.From David H. Keller, a pioneering psychiatrist whose complex and literary work foreshadowed the Golden Age of Science Fiction, comes a chilling cautionary tale about scientific ambition run amok. A Twentieth Century Homunculus plunges into the ethical abyss of creation.This essential classic of early science fiction is a must-read for those who love stories that blend intellectual dread with supernatural horror. Discover the dark side of progress and the creature that refuses to be contained.

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