Mortal Engines

These fourteen science fiction stories reveal Lem's fascination with artificial intelligence and demonstrate just how surprisingly human sentient machines can be. ?Astonishing is not too strong a word for these tales? (Wall Street Journal). Translated and with an Introduction by Michael Kandel.

About the author

Stanislaw Lem (1921-2006) was the most widely translated and best known science fiction author writing outside of the English language. Winner of the Kafka Prize, he was a contributor to many magazines, including the New Yorker, and the author of numerous works, including Solaris.

Product details

• Authors: Stanislaw Lem
• Assisted by: Michael Kandel (Translation)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 15.05.1992
• Subject: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy
• EAN: 9780156621618
• ISBN: 978-0-15-662161-8
• Pages: 254
• Dimensions (packing): 13.3 x 20.3 x 1.6 cm
• Weight (packing): 324 g
• Subjects: Science-Fiction