A provocative and haunting vision of the future from Hugo Award-winning author Clifford D. Simak. In Why Call Them Back from Heaven? Simak imagines a society where science has replaced religion with the promise of future resurrection through technology. Citizens sacrifice their present lives in pursuit of immortality… until the system begins to fail.
This is the first edition, first printing published by Ace Books in 1967. A classic of philosophical science fiction, this novel explores themes of death, belief, technological faith, and human purpose with Simak’s characteristic compassion and insight.
The book is structurally sound with a firm, uncreased spine. The cover shows signs of wear, including noticeable creasing, and there is typical age-related discoloration to the pages. A previous owner has stamped their name on the top, bottom, and side edges of the text block, as well as on the flyleaf. Despite these flaws, the interior pages remain clean and fully legible, making this a solid and collectible reading copy.
Title: Why Call Them Back from Heaven?
Author: Clifford D. Simak
Publisher: Ace Books
Year: 1967
ISBN: 0441080421
Format: Paperback
Condition: Very good
A provocative and haunting vision of the future from Hugo Award-winning author Clifford D. Simak. In Why Call Them Back from Heaven? Simak imagines a society where science has replaced religion with the promise of future resurrection through technology. Citizens sacrifice their present lives in pursuit of immortality… until the system begins to fail.
This is the first edition, first printing published by Ace Books in 1967. A classic of philosophical science fiction, this novel explores themes of death, belief, technological faith, and human purpose with Simak’s characteristic compassion and insight.
The book is structurally sound with a firm, uncreased spine. The cover shows signs of wear, including noticeable creasing, and there is typical age-related discoloration to the pages. A previous owner has stamped their name on the top, bottom, and side edges of the text block, as well as on the flyleaf. Despite these flaws, the interior pages remain clean and fully legible, making this a solid and collectible reading copy.
Title: Why Call Them Back from Heaven?
Author: Clifford D. Simak
Publisher: Ace Books
Year: 1967
ISBN: 0441080421
Format: Paperback
Condition: Very good
