If the Stars are Gods

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If the Stars are Gods
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Cover of the first edition
Authors Gregory Benford
Gordon Eklund
LanguageEnglish
Genre Science fiction
Publication date
1977
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint

If the Stars are Gods is a science fiction book by American writers Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund, published in 1977. It is an expansion of the Nebula Award-winning novelette, first published in Universe 4 (1974).

Contents

Plot summary

If the Stars are Gods is a collection of stories about space explorer Bradley Reynolds, involving standalone two stories of Mars exploration and alien encounters, and interconnected sections about life systems on Jupiter. [1]

Reception

C. Ben Ostrander reviewed If the Stars are Gods in The Space Gamer No. 12. [1] Ostrander said:

This book is for those who like their s-f sprinkled with logical, rational people, heavy on the theory with beginning, middle, and end. You can find all this and more. Serious fiction-recommended. [1]

Lynn Willis reviewed If the Stars are Gods for Different Worlds magazine and stated that "Important monsters in role-playing games should be well-motivated if referees want a change of pace from hack'n'slash adventures. Twice in this book, in the Moon and Titan stories, new motives are considered; that is twice more than most books attempt." [2]

Reviews

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ostrander, C. Ben (July–August 1977). "Books". The Space Gamer (12). Metagaming: 37.
  2. ↑ Willis, Lynn (January 1982). "Books: Fiction & Role-playing". Different Worlds (18): 37.
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