Sirius (eBook)

A Fantasy of Love and Discord (Sci-Fi Novel)

Olaf Stapledon (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
204 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
406-406638720-4 (EAN)

Infos

Sirius is a dog with humanlike intelligence. He is raised by scientist Thomas Trelone in North Wales, near Trawsfynydd. Thomas embarks on a program of using steroids and other chemicals to rapidly develop cognitive power of dogs, resulting in super sheep dogs. Sirius, however, proves to possess a dog intelligence comparable to a normal human being, as he is able to communicate with English words, although it takes some time for the humans to understand his canine pronunciation. He is born at the same time as his creator's human daughter, Plaxy, and the two of them are raised together as brother and sister. When Plaxy leaves for school they drift apart and troubles for Sirius begin. With human intelligence and emotion he declines to lead a life of a regular dog and he tends to develop as a person, but keeps running into obstacles.

Autor

Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) was a British philosopher and author of science fiction. Stapledon's writings directly influenced Arthur C. Clarke, Bertrand Russell, C. S. Lewis, and indirectly influenced many others, contributing many ideas to the world of science fiction. In 2014, he was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.1.2021
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Science Fiction
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
• Schlagworte: Animal Farm • animal protagonist • British Literature • canine intelligence • Dune • ethical dilemmas • Fahrenheit 451 • Friedrich Nietzsche • Human-Canine Relationship • Intelligent Dog • ISAAC ASIMOV • posthumanism • ready player two • Science Fiction • Speculative Fiction • The Man in the High Castle • The Midnight Library • unique narrator • Winter World • World War Z