Una storia Mariana Marziana

Robert J. Sawyer è uno dei soli 7 autori della storia ad avere vinto tutti e 3 i premi più importanti della Fantascienza nella categoria "Best novel of the year": l'Hugo (per Hominids), il Nebula (The Terminal Experiment), e il Campbell Memorial Award (Mindscan).

“Damned social engineers,” said Boothby, frowning his freckled face. He looked at me, as if expecting an objection to the profanity, and seemed disappointed that I didn’t rise to the bait.

“As you said earlier,” I replied calmly, “it doesn’t make any practical difference.”

He tried to get me again: “Damn straight. Whether Jody and I just live together or are legally married shouldn’t matter one whit to anyone but us.”

I wasn’t going to give him the pleasure of telling him it mattered to God; I just let him go on. “Anyway,” he said, spreading hands that were also freckled, “since we have to be married before the Company will give us a license to have a baby, Jody’s decided she wants the whole shebang: the cake, the fancy reception, the big service.”

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• EP220: Come All Ye Faithful, di Robert J. Sawyer

"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind."
Albert Einstein, "Science, Philosophy and Religion: a Symposium", 1941.

Autore: Espressione Regolare, per Kappero.com ~ 18 Ott 2009

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