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Man is at last waking up to the terrible damage he is inflicting on his environment. The various routes to disaster have already been charted. But the damage still goes on. This collection of stories by leading science-fiction writers - each committed to a human vision of society - attempts to take the ecological inquiry one stage further. To indicate why we are destroying our world - and what the possible consequences for us all may be. Contents: - Introduction (1971) by Thomas M. Disch Part 1: The Way It Is - Deer in the Works (1955) by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. - Three Million Square Miles (1971) by Gene Wolfe - Closing with Nature (1970) by Norman Rush Part 2: Why It Is The Way It Is - The Plot to Save the World (1970) by Michael Brownstein - Autofac (1955) by Philip K. Dick - Roommates (1971) by Harry Harrison - Groaning Hinges of the World (1971) by R. A. Lafferty Part 3: How It Could Get Worse - Gas Mask (1964) by James D. Houston - Wednesday, November 15, 1967 (1971) by George Alec Effinger - The Cage of Sand (1962) by J. G. Ballard - Accident Vertigo (1971) by Kenward Elmslie - The Birds (1973) by Thomas M. Disch Part 4: Unfortunate Solutions - Do It for Mama! (1971) by Jerrold Mundis - The Dreadful Has Already Happened (1971) by Norman Kagan - The Shaker Revival (1970) by Gerald Jonas - America the Beautiful (1970) by Fritz Leiber
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Joseph Young
reviewed The ruins of earth on February 01, 2015 The ruins of earth
This book was really good. Although, it bugged me as much as I enjoyed it. From the title alone, it's obvious that it's a dark collection of stories by the name alone. Still, some of these stories hit the nerves a little hard.
My best example of this has to be Jerrold J. Mundis' "Do It For Mama!" Although, I can see something like this happening, it scares me a little to know that this could happen. If you haven't read it, (no spoilers here) it revolves around man's best friend. I love animals, especially dogs & this one grated on my nerves a little. Still, it was a really good story. With authors like Daphne du Maurier, R.A. Lafferty & George Alec Effinger, this book gives you your money's worth. Dark science fiction, which makes you consider horrible scenarios. I love that tinge of horror added to it.
The only reason I liked this book so much, was that it was so dark. "Wednesday, November 15, 1967" for example, made me cringe just a little. I don't remember the last time a horror movie even startled me, but this story was unsettling. It doesn't just show the darkness we're capable of. It shows the darkness already inside us. It tears at your nerves, not so much frightening you, but making you uncomfortable & making you question your own resolve & moral integrity.
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