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Why were they apologetic? It wasn't their fault that they came to Earth much too late.
Katherine MacLean was an American science fiction author best known for her short fiction which examined the impact of technological advances on individuals and society.
“As a science fiction writer she has few peers; her work is not only technically brilliant but has a rare human warmth and richness. ”—Damon Knight
Katherine MacLean was an American science fiction author best known for her short fiction which examined the impact of technological advances on individuals and society.
“As a science fiction writer she has few peers; her work is not only technically brilliant but has a rare human warmth and richness. ”—Damon Knight
9 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 11, 2023
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Katherine MacLean
147 books21 followersKatherine Anne MacLean (born January 22, 1925) is an American science fiction author best known for her short stories of the 1950s which examined the impact of technological advances on individuals and society.
Brian Aldiss noted that she could "do the hard stuff magnificently," while Theodore Sturgeon observed that she "generally starts from a base of hard science, or rationalizes psi phenomena with beautifully finished logic." Although her stories have been included in numerous anthologies and a few have had radio and television adaptations, The Diploids and Other Flights of Fancy (1962) is her only collection of short fiction.
Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, MacLean concentrated on mathematics and science in high school. At the time her earliest stories were being published in 1949-50, she received a B.A. in economics from Barnard College (1950), followed by postgraduate studies in psychology at various universities. Her 1951 marriage to Charles Dye ended in divorce a year later. She married David Mason in 1956. Their son, Christopher Dennis Mason, was born in 1957, and they divorced in 1962.
MacLean taught literature at the University of Maine and creative writing at the Free University of Portland. Over decades, she has continued to write while employed in a wide variety of jobs -- as book reviewer, economic graphanalyst, editor, EKG technician, food analyst, laboratory technician in penicillin research, nurse's aide, office manager and payroll bookkeeper. photographer, pollster, public relations, publicist and store detective.
It was while she worked as a laboratory technician in 1947 that she began writing science fiction. Strongly influenced by Ludwig von Bertalanffy's General Systems Theory, her fiction has often demonstrated a remarkable foresight in scientific advancements.
Brian Aldiss noted that she could "do the hard stuff magnificently," while Theodore Sturgeon observed that she "generally starts from a base of hard science, or rationalizes psi phenomena with beautifully finished logic." Although her stories have been included in numerous anthologies and a few have had radio and television adaptations, The Diploids and Other Flights of Fancy (1962) is her only collection of short fiction.
Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, MacLean concentrated on mathematics and science in high school. At the time her earliest stories were being published in 1949-50, she received a B.A. in economics from Barnard College (1950), followed by postgraduate studies in psychology at various universities. Her 1951 marriage to Charles Dye ended in divorce a year later. She married David Mason in 1956. Their son, Christopher Dennis Mason, was born in 1957, and they divorced in 1962.
MacLean taught literature at the University of Maine and creative writing at the Free University of Portland. Over decades, she has continued to write while employed in a wide variety of jobs -- as book reviewer, economic graphanalyst, editor, EKG technician, food analyst, laboratory technician in penicillin research, nurse's aide, office manager and payroll bookkeeper. photographer, pollster, public relations, publicist and store detective.
It was while she worked as a laboratory technician in 1947 that she began writing science fiction. Strongly influenced by Ludwig von Bertalanffy's General Systems Theory, her fiction has often demonstrated a remarkable foresight in scientific advancements.
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January 8, 2026
5 stars for this one because I'm a Vegan.
So the Nuclear Holocaust has happened, and you are one of the very few who have survived.
You wake up in a hospital bed, surrounded by Alien Herbivores.
And they are sorry. Just so very, very sorry.
Why?
That's the final twist I won't spoil for you.
Only to say it's Just Dessert.
So the Nuclear Holocaust has happened, and you are one of the very few who have survived.
You wake up in a hospital bed, surrounded by Alien Herbivores.
And they are sorry. Just so very, very sorry.
Why?
That's the final twist I won't spoil for you.
Only to say it's Just Dessert.
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