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Whatdidourancestorsdreamofwhentheygazedupatthestarsandlookedbeyondthepresent?Wildlyimaginativebutgroundedinreasonedscientificspeculation,AJourneyinOtherWorldsracesfaraheadofthenineteenthcenturytoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikeintheyear2000.Atthebeginningofthetwenty-firstcentury,Earthiseffectivelyacorporatetechnocracy,withbigbusinessesusingincredibleadvancesinsciencetoimprovelifeontheplanetasawhole.Seekingotherplanetshabitableforthegrowinghumanpopulation,thespaceshipCallisto,poweredbyanantigravitationalforceknownasapergy,embarksonamomentoustourofthesolarsystem.Jupiterprovestobeawildernessparadise,fullofthreateningbeastsandlandscapesofinspiredbeauty,wheretheexplorersmustfightfortheirlives.DangerslesstangiblebutequallydeadlyawaittheCallistocrewonSaturn,whichyieldsprofoundsecretsabouttheirfateandtheultimatedestinyofmankind.Thoughtful,adventurous,andrepletewithadazzlingarrayoffuturisticdevices,AJourneyinOtherWorldsisaclassic,unforgettablestoryofutopiasandhumankind'srestlessexplorationofthestars.JohnJacobAstor(1864-1912)wasoneofthewealthiestmenintheworldandaninventorofsuchdevicesasthepneumaticwalkway,abicyclebrake,aflyingmachine,andaninternalcombustionengine.HediedonthedoomedTitanicvoyage.S.M.StirlingistheauthorofsuchnovelsasIslandintheSeaofTime,ThePeshawarLancers,Conquistador,andTheDomination |
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发表于 2026-6-16 23:56:09
