Eden (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Stanislaw Lem
- First Published: 1959
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—alien civilization
- Time of Work: An indeterminate time in the future
- Setting: The planet Eden
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Extraterrestrial life, Future, Other worlds, Bioengineering or biotechnology, Mutations or mutants
- Locales: Fictional planets
The Plot
As a result of a navigational error, a spaceship crew of six crashes on an unexplored Earth-like planet that they have called Eden, in recognition of the beautiful view that it offers from space. The members of the crew have no names; they are denoted by their professions: the Captain, the Doctor, the Chemist, the Engineer, the Physicist, and the Cyberneticist.
The crew members are faced with a double task. They must try, with the help of their robots, to repair their spaceship, which is partly buried in the ground; and they are eager to explore the planet,...
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