If the Stars are Gods
Cover of the first edition
AuthorsGregory Benford
Gordon Eklund
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
Publication date
1977
Media typePrint

If the Stars are Gods is a science fiction book by American writers Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund, published in 1977. It is an expansion of the Nebula Award-winning novelette, first published in Universe 4 (1974).

Plot summary

If the Stars are Gods is a collection of stories about space explorer Bradley Reynolds, involving standalone two stories of Mars exploration and alien encounters, and interconnected sections about life systems on Jupiter.[1]

Reception

C. Ben Ostrander reviewed If the Stars are Gods in The Space Gamer No. 12.[1] Ostrander said:

This book is for those who like their s-f sprinkled with logical, rational people, heavy on the theory with beginning, middle, and end. You can find all this and more. Serious fiction-recommended.[1]

Reviews

References

  1. ^ a b c Ostrander, C. Ben (July–August 1977). "Books". The Space Gamer (12). Metagaming: 37.