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In einer nicht allzu fernen Zukunft wird jedes Produkt, bevor es in Serienproduktion geht, ausgiebig auf seine Marktakzeptanz hin getestet. Die Firma TEAG konstruiert zu diesem Zweck einen gigantischen Computer, der eine nahezu perfekte elektronische Simulation der wirklichen Welt ermöglicht, mit all ihren komplizierten Interaktionen. Bevölkert wird sie von mehreren tausend individuell entwickelten elektronischen Kunden, die in der Illusion ex...

Daniel F. Galouye’s work has often been described as a lost classic and I’m inclined to agree.  His world building skills are top notch… Dark Universe ranks among the best post-apocalyptical books from the late 50s and early 60s. A truly rewarding sci-fi take on Plato’s cave."—Science Fiction and Other Suspect RuminationsA Hugo Award nominee, Dark Universe, is the classic tale of a post-apocalyptic world where humans have built a society in th...

In the 1960's, before anyone had even conceived of the concept of virtual reality, before computers were even in main-stream thought, Daniel F. Galouye imagined the unimaginable. In doing so, he wrote one of the most influential science fiction books of the day, and one that continues to not only influence modern writers but continues to resonate with science fiction readers everywhere. He conceived of a world that exists only virtually...one ...

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In einer nicht allzu fernen Zukunft wird jedes Produkt, bevor es in Serienproduktion geht, ausgiebig auf seine Marktakzeptanz hin getestet. Die Firma TEAG konstruiert zu diesem Zweck einen gigantischen Computer, der eine nahezu perfekte elektronische Simulation der wirklichen Welt ermöglicht, mit all ihren komplizierten Interaktionen. Bevölkert wird sie von mehreren tausend individuell entwickelten elektronischen Kunden, die in der Illusion ex...

Nominated for the Hugo Award *** The classic tale of a post-apocalyptic world where humans have built a society in the dark underground. The descendents of the survivors only remember the pre-apocalyptic world in old stories, legends and myths. *** Light, itself, is remembered as something holy, and Radiation is feared as the ultimate evil. *** Jared is the son of the Prime Survivor, the leader of the Lower Level Clan. In a world of darkness a...

A virtual-reality novel from a time before virtual reality, Simulacron-3 is a prophetic tale of a future where nothing is as it appears to be. *** Douglas Hall is part of a team that builds an artificial environment to simulate reality. This enables them to get public opinion polls without waiting for the opinions of people around them. But then something goes terribly wrong and his partners on the program start disappearing. *** But is it a s...

Milton Bradford is a very special man. God, the Creative Force, resides within him. The Creative Force is hiding inside Bradford because the universe that the Force created has become terrifyingly complex. Plus, God can no longer control the Destructive Force, which God created to alleviate boredom. Perhaps God might be able to manage existence better if the universe were less complex, but even then, would God be ready for the final battle wit...

If you haven't read Galouye, Project Barrier is a fine place to start."-Mike Resnick Here is a unique collection from a distinctive author whose works include such classic titles as Dark Universe and Similacron-3. Project Barrier showcases five loosely-connected stories, never before published in the U.S. In "Rub-a-Dub" Galouye helps us explore what it is that makes us human, in a future were advanced technologies can copy a person's mental im...

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