Science-fiction Studies, Volume 29, Issue 1SFS Publications, 2002 - Science fiction |
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... possible . The Game provides a means to govern the exchanges in a playful , randomized way . " Luck " is the source of all status , a key term in the society depicted by Dick ( the name of one of the characters is Luckman ) . And luck ...
... possible . The Game provides a means to govern the exchanges in a playful , randomized way . " Luck " is the source of all status , a key term in the society depicted by Dick ( the name of one of the characters is Luckman ) . And luck ...
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... possible , he remains convinced that further contact will be made : " I lived in expectation .... I did not know what achievements , what mockery , even what tortures still awaited me . I knew nothing , and I persisted in the faith that ...
... possible , he remains convinced that further contact will be made : " I lived in expectation .... I did not know what achievements , what mockery , even what tortures still awaited me . I knew nothing , and I persisted in the faith that ...
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... possible to create a grotesque by mingling human with animal or mechanical elements ; but as we learn more about the languages of animals , and teach more and more complex languages to computers , the membranes dividing these realms ...
... possible to create a grotesque by mingling human with animal or mechanical elements ; but as we learn more about the languages of animals , and teach more and more complex languages to computers , the membranes dividing these realms ...
Contents
The Dickian Legacy Postmo | 15 |
Anthony Enns Mediality and Mourning in Stanislaw Lems Solaris | 34 |
Istvan CsicseryRonay Jr On the Grotesque in Science Fiction | 71 |
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