Science-fiction Studies, Issue 1SFS Publications., 1973 - Science fiction |
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... human , one alien . The first , ca. 2050 A.D. , is said to consist mainly in " a completely reliable oral contraceptive .. an equally infallible method of identifying the father of any child . . . [ and ] the perfection of air transport ...
... human , one alien . The first , ca. 2050 A.D. , is said to consist mainly in " a completely reliable oral contraceptive .. an equally infallible method of identifying the father of any child . . . [ and ] the perfection of air transport ...
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... human mythic thinking : they require their first contacts to " ascend " to their ship , they assume a guise of om- nipotence and omniscience , and Karellen makes his first physical ap- pearance in the Christ - like pose of having " a human ...
... human mythic thinking : they require their first contacts to " ascend " to their ship , they assume a guise of om- nipotence and omniscience , and Karellen makes his first physical ap- pearance in the Christ - like pose of having " a human ...
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... human masses , are echoed by the Overlords ' power and superiority over him , and by the Overmind's power and superiority over them . Karellen's reference to humans as beloved pets reminds us of his attitude toward Stormgren , and is ...
... human masses , are echoed by the Overlords ' power and superiority over him , and by the Overmind's power and superiority over them . Karellen's reference to humans as beloved pets reminds us of his attitude toward Stormgren , and is ...
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