Why Stanislaw Lem’s futurism deserves attention (2015)
Lem has got to be one of the most profound writers in all science fiction--dare I say in all of literature? He&#x27;s up there with writers like Wells and Asimov.<p>Solaris is deservedly his most famous book, but he has many other books worthy of attention. His Master&#x27;s Voice is a novel in the vein of the Carl Sagan&#x27;s Contact, but with far more complex philosophical and scientific underpinnings than Sagan&#x27;s work. Eden and Fiasco are both great as well, even if they fall short of Solaris.<p>His comedic books never appealed to me quite as much, although there are parts of The Cyberiad with some interesting ideas.<p>I&#x27;m interested in his Summa Technologiae--last time I checked it didn&#x27;t have an English translation. Has anyone here read it?