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His Master's Voice
by Stanislaw Lem
Translation of the Polish Glos pana done by Michael Kandel
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Note from the Scanner:

The "Back Cover" information for this book is quite misleading. This is
only "science fiction" in the most literal sense of the phrase -- it is
fiction about science. The single fantastical element is only theorized -- a
Sender of the message in question. The book is cerebral in nature, which makes
me question why exactly it is referred to as a "thriller" on the back cover. .
. though there is a tension in the book, like in most good literature, I would
not choose to describe it as a "thriller". The most thrilling thing about this
book is that there exists an author who is willing to explore topics as
diverse as psychology, morality, linguistics, physics, mathematics, ethics,
and philosophy in one book. This is a more thoughtful, realistic, and
rewarding book than others in the same vein such as Sagan's Contact.



Back Cover:

A pulsating stream of neutrino radiation from a source with the power of
a sun has been detected on earth and a team of scientists assembled to study
and decode the mysterious message. As the scientists wrangle among themselves,
clashing and conspiring while jockeying for favor and position, Lem produces
witty and inventive satire of "men of science" and their thinking. In the race
to discover whether the message is a technological gift or the formula for the
ultimate weapon, the author grapples with the issue of scientific
responsibility in a compelling sci-fi thriller.

"This is not a book, as it might seem, about science and scientists, the
military, or politics, though they are all here. It is a book about the whole
human race and what it's like to be part of the twentieth century." --
Washington Post

"By the last chapters one is racing like a romance novel addict." -- Peter S.
Beagle, New York Times Book Review

"If he isn't considered for a Nobel Prize by the end of the century, it will
be because someone told the judges that he writes science fiction." --
Philadelphia Inquirer




Copyright (c) 1968 by Stanislaw Lem
English translation copyright (c) 1983 by Stanislaw Lem