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The Thirst Quenchers
1st Panther vg++ 1968 edition paperback In stock shipped from our UK warehouse
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First published January 1, 1966
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May 17, 2019
ENGLISH: Fourth of the four stories by Rick Raphael I downloaded from project Gutenberg after reading one of his stories ("Code three") included with the sci-fi anthology "The world turned upside down."
This story is the longest (about 40 pages long), published in 1963. It's a sample of hard sci-fi by Raphael. The use of fresh water has been increasing, until just about everything is in use, and it must be distributed with great care. This scenario is depply worrysome, as it could become true not so far away in the future.
ESPAÑOL: El cuarto de los cuatro relatos de Rick Raphael que descargué del proyecto Gutenberg después de leer uno de sus cuentos ("Code three") que fue incluido en la antología de ciencia ficción "The world turned upside down".
Este cuento es el más largo (unas 40 páginas) y se publicó en 1963. Es un ejemplo de ciencia ficción dura. El uso de agua dulce ha ido aumentando hasta que casi toda está en uso y debe distribuirse cuidadosamente. Este escenario es bastante preocupante, ya que podría hacerse realidad no muy lejos en el futuro.
This story is the longest (about 40 pages long), published in 1963. It's a sample of hard sci-fi by Raphael. The use of fresh water has been increasing, until just about everything is in use, and it must be distributed with great care. This scenario is depply worrysome, as it could become true not so far away in the future.
ESPAÑOL: El cuarto de los cuatro relatos de Rick Raphael que descargué del proyecto Gutenberg después de leer uno de sus cuentos ("Code three") que fue incluido en la antología de ciencia ficción "The world turned upside down".
Este cuento es el más largo (unas 40 páginas) y se publicó en 1963. Es un ejemplo de ciencia ficción dura. El uso de agua dulce ha ido aumentando hasta que casi toda está en uso y debe distribuirse cuidadosamente. Este escenario es bastante preocupante, ya que podría hacerse realidad no muy lejos en el futuro.
August 12, 2026
Four stories that are mostly arguing for the importance of the working man, the competence of technical professionals and the trustworthiness of institutions. These are not sentiments that I agree or resonate with, and the narratives are not particularly memorable either.
April 20, 2020
Full review: https://sciencefictionruminations.com...
"Between 1959 and 1981 Rick Raphael produced one fix-up novel—Code Three (1967), expanded from two previously published novellas—and ten other short fictions. The Thirst Quenchers (1965) gathers together three novelettes that appeared in Analog and one new novelette.
In my review of Code Three I wrote that it “charms with its realism.” The first two stories of this collection, although lacking the emotional heft of the novel, manage to present the daily lives and travails of the workers of the future [...]"
"Between 1959 and 1981 Rick Raphael produced one fix-up novel—Code Three (1967), expanded from two previously published novellas—and ten other short fictions. The Thirst Quenchers (1965) gathers together three novelettes that appeared in Analog and one new novelette.
In my review of Code Three I wrote that it “charms with its realism.” The first two stories of this collection, although lacking the emotional heft of the novel, manage to present the daily lives and travails of the workers of the future [...]"
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