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The Perseids and Other Stories

This book compiles a selection of short stories that delve into a range of subjects and storytelling techniques. more

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Robert Charles Wilson
Robert Charles Wilson

Robert Charles Wilson is a Canadian science fiction author born on December 15, 1953. His works are known for their profound philosophical insights and complex narrative structures, with notable titles including 'Blindness' and 'The Chronology of Time'. more

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“We live in an enlightened age, however, an age that has learned to see and to value other living things as they are, not as we wish them to be. And the long and creditable history of science has taught us, if nothing else, to look carefully before we judge to judge, if we must, based on what we see, not what we would prefer to believe.”

“The suicidally disgruntled were legion, And their enemies included any and all Americans, Brits, Canadians, Danes, et cetera; or, conversely, all Moslems, dark-skinned people, non-English-speakers, immigrants; all Catholics, fundamentalists, atheists; all liberals, all conservatives...For such people the consummate act of moral clarity was a lynching or a suicide bombing, a fatwa or a pogrom. And they were ascendant now, rising like dark stars over a terminal landscape.”