New Dreams This Morning
$ 10.00
Author: James Blish, ed
Publisher: Ballantine U2331
Year: 1966 Print: 1 Cover Price: $.50
Condition: Book Grades. Very Good. Light wear
Genre: Science Fiction/Short Stories
Pages: 190
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Rather than a single continuous narrative, the book explores how automation, space colonization, apocalyptic futures, and advanced technologies will transform human creativity, expression, and the concept of artistry. It features a curation of eight unique stories by master science fiction storytellers. Notable inclusions in the anthology feature:
- "Dreaming Is a Private Thing" by Isaac Asimov: A look into a corporate future where uniquely gifted individuals have their vivid dreams recorded and commercially sold to the public for mass consumption.
- "A Work of Art" by James Blish: A story that resurrects 19th-century German composer Richard Strauss into the year 2161, where he struggles with the modern evolution of music and the haunting truth of his new existence.
- "The Dark Night of the Soul" by James Blish: An exploration of an artist's retreat situated on Jupiter's moon, Callisto.
- Additional Works: Short stories highlighting creative battles and social dynamics in futuristic settings by prominent authors like Harry Harrison, Damon Knight, C.M. Kornbluth, Edgar Pangborn, and Robert Silverberg.
