Memoirs of A Space Traveller - Stanislaw Lem

When Arthur C. Clarke- like him or not, the man is seminal- said in the introduction to Sentinel that 'there are at least a dozen writers active today who can match all but the giants of the past (and probably one who can do even that, despite the handicap of being translated from Polish)' Stanislas Lem, the author of this work, is who he had in mind. Although I think he has lost the thread a little since the early nineties - face it, compare Tales From The White Hart to 3001 and ask yourself which is wittier, more adroit, more scientifically alert, more astounding? I think you'll agree that Harry Purvis beats Heywood Floyd every time. Nonetheless, his ...