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The adventures of a hapless space pilot, whose missions beyond the Earth are fraught with disasters. The book traces Pirx's career from clumsy space cadet to commander of a notorious spaceship with ghostly secrets.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
By intelligently (and often humorously) deflating many conventions and cliches of sf, the author reminds us that it is, first and foremost, a literature of ideas and not an escapist genre. In this collection of short stories, we follow protagonist Pirx through his training as a cadet and go along with him on a few routine space flights, most of them plagued by red tape. Lem seems to almost take glee in de-glamorizing space travel, but the fact remains that something about it fascinates and terrifies us, as it does his character Pirx. The truth of the matter, as the author so deftly illustrates in these tales, is that space is a void. The only thing that makes it come alive as a place of adventure or peril is the human imagination, which puts our hero Pirx in more jeopardy than any naturally occuring dangers. _Tales of Pirx the Pilot_ ranks as a top-notch book because, like all good sf, it does not allow a reader to run away from reality but makes one confront it thoughtfully.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Tales of Pirx the Pilot, and More Tales of Pirx the pilot are two excellent sci-fi books! What is unique is that there is such a strong psychological edge to them. And the fact that Pirx is such an everyman - kind of unsure of himself, and from the outside, unassuming and apparently not especially competent. But Lem does something amazing with Pirx - with each story, he gains experience, confidence, cynicism, and most importantly, judgement and wisdom. Make sure to read the Pirx books, as well as The Invincible, and Solaris.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Lem is a master of making fantastic situations seem ordinary. "Tales of Pirx the Pilot" is no exception. Pirx could very well be any one of us and that is one of the things that makes this collection great. We can all relate to Pirx as he stumbles among the stars.
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The future, Lem style
Pirx is a pilot in the space force of the future. But the force isn't a resourceful fighting unit bravely saving the galaxy from marauding aliens. Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2009 by Blackhorse47
Pirx - the Anti-hero
This book contains several stories that are easy to penetrate and still gives the reader a good portion of humor. The humor is often satiric to the society under it was written. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 1998
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