H.A. Hargreaves (1928–2017)
Autor(a) de North by 2000+
Obras de H.A. Hargreaves
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Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Hargreaves, Henry A.
- Data de nascimento
- 1928-09-08
- Data de falecimento
- 2017-07-28
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- Canada
- Local de nascimento
- The Bronx, New York, New York, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Premiações
- Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame (2015)
Membros
Resenhas
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Associated Authors
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 8
- Also by
- 7
- Membros
- 54
- Popularidade
- #299,230
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Resenhas
- 18
- ISBNs
- 6
“North by 2000+” is an updated collection of science-fiction short stories by Canadian author H.A. Hargreaves. Originally published in 1970s, the new publication has additional 4 stories as well as an interesting afterword by Robert Runté.
This was my very first encounter with Canadian literature, not with the science fiction genre however, as I’ve always been a fan of SF legend Stanislaw Lem. Even though the stories were written decades ago and are therefore quite dated at this stage, this is quite an enjoyable collection and certainly worth reading if you’re into SF literature. Hargreaves made it work for me with his excellent writing style and great storytelling as well as by putting an Everyman, an ordinary person, in the spotlight as the main character of his stories. I especially liked “Dead to the World”, “Protected Environment” and “More Things in Heaven and Earth”, I’ve found them all quite gripping and hard to put down. Unfortunately the collection was a bit uneven for me, with some stories a bit dull and uninspiring. I also liked the afterword to the book which gave me some understanding of the Canadian SF style of writing.
It was an interesting read altogether, and a book that I would certainly recommend to SF fans out there regardless of their age.… (mais)