Big Pill

Big Pill

Raymond Z. Gallun / Raymond ZGallun

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Alpha Editions
Año de edición:
2021
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9789354941306
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A bold leap into the ethical shadows of science, Big Pill is a hard-edged voyage through midcentury imagination and its most urgent questions.This science fiction novel threads hard science with sweeping wonder, exploring how technology reshapes society, power, and what it means to be human. Gallun’s vision sits at the heart of the pulpy, ideas-forward spirit of the analog era, offering precise world-building, provocative scenarios, and a quietly radical sense of consequence. It’s more than a tale of invention; it’s a meditation on the costs and promises of progress, and on how scientific ambition can redefine evolution itself.Alpha Editions is honoured to reintroduce this lost classic in a form fit for today’s readers and for future generations. The restoration respects the original cadence and clarity while inviting new eyes to discover its humane core and its enduring fascination with the human-technology interface. For sci fi collectors and speculative fiction fans alike, Big Pill stands as a cultural treasure and a touchstone of golden age science fiction crossover, a bridge between pulp energy and thoughtful, enduring prose.Whether you are returning to a familiar author or embarking on a first voyage into classic midcentury ideas, this title offers sharp ethical dilemmas, memorable characters, and a reminder of why this era continues to shape how we imagine technology’s impact on society.

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