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Hieroglyph: Stories And Visions For A Better Future (2014)

by Ed Finn(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

006220470X (ISBN13: 9780062204707)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

William Morrow

review 1: These stories reminded me of the sf stories I read as a youth in the 60s and 70s that inspired me. That was the point of this book and they succeeded. A few stories missed the mark but overall I would strongly recommend this book as way to get your imagination moving. I did find it interesting that in many of the stories, the "big idea" was conceived and financed by some big business mogul ala RIchard Branson, Jeff Bezos, etc. In the old days it was a national or global government (ie the Federation). Definitely a sign of the times. I hope the innovators of tomorrow are reading this..
review 2: I think the aim of this book is both noble and noteworthy. Visions of the future featuring real science but with no holocausts or hyperspace, notable fiction writers ... moreworking with notable scientists to create compelling visions of the future based on the known and launched into the unknown. Unfortunately the fiction (with a few exceptions) just wasn't compelling enough to carry the science. My highest praise to the initiators, creators and editors of this work, I just wished I enjoyed the book more. less

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