Eden

A six-man crew crash-lands on Eden, fourth planet from another sun. The men find a strange world that grows ever stranger, and everywhere there are images of death. The crew's attempt to communicate with this civilization leads to violence and to a cruel truth-cruel precisely because it is so human. Translated by Marc E. Heine. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book From Publishers Weekly After crash-landing on an alien planet known as Eden, the crew of a spaceship begins to explore--and hopelessly misinterpret--the strange surroundings. In this ``stylistic departure from his usual satirical, antic approach. . . . Lem creates an intricately detailed exotic environment in a thoughtful, often exciting story,'' said PW. Copyright 1991 Cahners Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal When their space ship crash lands on the planet Eden, six men confront their disturbing new environment and its unfathomable life forms. The author of One Hu man Minute (LJ 2/15/86) skillfully portrays an all-too-real encounter with a truly alien intelligence. This stark space parable by Poland's leading sf writer belongs in comprehensive sf collections. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. Formats : EPUB A Crew Of Six Crash-land On Eden, Fourth Planet From Another Sun. They Set Forth Into A Strange World That Grows Ever Stranger. The Sun Is Not Completely Circular. The Desert Ground Is Soft, Spongy, It Exudes Acrid Vapors. Thickets Of Plants Are Shaped Like Hanging Spiders; Trees, Violet And Blue, Breathe Noisily; Flower Petals Lift Into The Air Like A Flock Of Startled Pigeons. The Men Come To A Wall That Moves In Rhythmic Waves; They Enter An Automated Factory Where Mysterious Objects Are Created, Destroyed, And Created Again In A Meaningless Cycle. They Meet An Inhabitant Of Eden, A Large, Humped, Pearl-colored, Naked Torso From Which Protrudes Another, Smaller Torso With A Child's Head And Two Small Arms -- A Doubler, They Call Him. One Doubler Leads To Another, To Whole Communities, To A World Of Flying Saucers And Genetic Engineering. And Everywhere, Death. Swollen Bodies In Ditches And In Wells, A Beehive Structure Filled With Clusters Of Glass Eggs -- A Skeleton Within Each Egg. Stanislaw Lem ; Translated By Marc E. Heine. A Helen And Kurt Wolff Book. Because of a miscalculation, the craft dipped too low and hit the atmosphere with an earsplitting scream.