Résultats pour "Pygmalion" dans Science-Fiction et fantasy

Step into the future with Pygmalion’s Spectacles by Stanley G. Weinbaum—the groundbreaking 1935 sci-fi short story that predicted virtual reality decades ahead of its time. Follow Dan, a curious student, as he tests a pair of experimental goggles that transport him into a fully immersive dream world. Blending romance, technology, and visionary imagination, this forgotten gem of Golden Age science fiction explores the thrilling possibilities and ethical dilemmas of artificial experience.

Step into the golden age of imagination with A Vintage Science Fiction Short Stories Collection, a masterfully curated anthology featuring some of the most influential voices in classic science fiction. This timeless volume brings together visionary storytelling from Frank Herbert, Philip K. Dick, Fredric Brown, E. E. Smith, John W. Campbell Jr., Murray Leinster, Robert Sheckley, Stanley G. Weinbaum, and William Tenn—authors who helped shape modern speculative fiction.

Jon, an enamored medicine resident, thinks he found the one, an exemplary internist named Sara. But when she mysteriously disappears following the death of a high ranking official at their hospital, it calls everything into question. As the death is ruled a homicide, Jon finds himself searching not only for his lost love, but for answers. He soon uncovers a chilling truth about an experimental technology system at their hospital, one he believes is to blame for the patient's murder.

Aus einer Laune und aus beruflichem Frust heraus willigt der berühmte Imageberater und Frauenhasser Henrik Henriksen ein, seine Küchenhilfe Lisa zu coachen und aus ihr eine begehrenswerte Frau von Welt zu machen, der alle Männer künftig zu Füßen liegen sollen. Als Gegenleistung dafür muss sie ein Wochenende lang Henriks erfundene Verlobte spielen und dessen boshafte Erbtante davon überzeugen, ihr Testament zu Henriks Gunsten zu ändern.