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His Master's Voice

By Stanislaw Lem & Seth Shostak
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Publisher Description

Scientists must decode a message from intelligent beings in outer space in this classic science fiction tale by the legendary author of Solaris.

“The universe is still struggling to catch up with the vast creative force that was Stanisław Lem.” —Washington Post

By pure chance, scientists detect a signal from space that may be communication from rational beings. How can people of Earth understand this message, knowing nothing about the senders—including whether or not they even exist?
 
Written as the memoir of a mathematician who participates in the government project (code name: His Master’s Voice) attempting to decode what seems to be a message from outer space, this classic novel shows scientists grappling with fundamental questions about the nature of reality, the confines of knowledge, the limitations of the human mind, and the ethics of military-sponsored scientific research.

14 Reviews

3.5
“This book is for people who enjoy READING, not just enjoy books, if you know what I mean. This is one of the most literarily dense books I have ever come across, and while I enjoyed the elevated caliber of writing style, thought-provoking content, and complexity of storytelling, I'm not sure if it was worth the general lack of plot development. All the hype-up and mysticism surrounding the Project was ultimately without any great conclusion or discovery. Perhaps that in itself was a form of satire, but to sit through chapters of internal monologue only to yield a less-than-fruitful ending just isn't my cup of tea, nor, I suspect, is it many others'. I still gave it 3 stars because a decent bit of humor, meaningful philosophy, and societal commentary can be gleaned all throughout. But the 'sci-fi' classification is loose at best, in my opinion. Basically the equivalent of 'we thought there was a signal coming from aliens but turns out Jupiter gives off radio waves' but in a way more drawn out and physics-based/mathematically elaborate way.”

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