Mutants

by Gordon R. Dickson

• Warrior - (1965)
• Of the People - (1955)
• Danger—Human! - (1957)
• Rehabilitated - (1961)
• Listen - (1952)
• Roofs of Silver - (1962)
• By New Hearth Fires - (1959)
• Idiot Solvant - (1962)
• The Immortal - (1965)
• Miss Prinks - (1954)
• Home from the Shore - (1963)

Genres: Science Fiction

250 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Gordon Rupert Dickson was an American science fiction author. He was born in Canada, then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota as a teenager. He is probably most famous for his Childe Cycle and the Dragon Knight series. He won three Hugo awards and one Nebula award.

Reviews

[Gilles · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lu en anglais

Un recueil de nouvelles sur le thème du mutant.

Liste des nouvelles :

1) Warrior (Guerrier) - Un mercenaire amélioré veut venger un compagnon d'armes
2) Of the people (Du peuple) - Un surdoué richissime se sent étranger du peuple ordinaire.
3) Danger- Human (Danger - Humain) - Un humain, capturé par des extraterrestres, révèle son potentiel caché.
4) Rehabilitated (Réhabilité) - Un humain cherche à émigrer, mais...
5) Listen (écoute) - Un jeune humain apprend...des choses.
6) Roofs of silver (Toits en argent) - Sauvage ou civilisé ?
7) By new hearths fire (Au coin du feu) - Un rappel !
8) Idiot solvant (Idiot savant) - le pouvoir de l'inconscient
9) Immortal (Immortel) - du temps ...pour ses pulsions
10) Miss Prinks (Ms Prinks) - Hériter de pouvoirs
11) Home from the shore (Loin du rivage) - Adapté à la mer

Des nouvelles plus philosophiques que d'action qui explorent les changements et l'état d'esprit de personnes différentes de la normalité.

J'ai bien aimé. le rythme est lent, mais fait réfléchir.

[Ben · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mixed bag...a few really great stories with the rest being just okay.

[A~ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great selection of short stories by Gordon Dickson
Favorites
Danger-Human!:A man is abducted by aliens, given eternal life and put in an impossible cage....I'm sure you know how this will end.
Rehabilitated: A man is given education and a chance to reach the stars, but what is the price, and what will he find out about himself.
Idiot Solvant: The next evolution of human is put into a sleep study.

[Kristy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun collection of stories from prolific science fiction author, Gordon R. Dickson. A few wave the 70s flag pretty hard, but there are some great ones mixed in here, especially "Roofs of Silver," "Idiot Solvant," and "The Immortal." Plus my copy has a really amazing cover.