The Superhumans

( French - Les Surhommes - n/a )

novel by Han Ryner

translated by Brian Stableford

Published: Black Coat Press - trade paperback - 2010 ( French Science Fiction 9 )
ISBN: 1935558773 / 9781935558774

Black Coat Press ( Barnes & Noble ) - Nook - 2011
BN ID: 2940013318410

Black Coat Press ( Amazon ) - Kindle - 2011
ASIN: B005YCQI00


contents
Introduction - essay by Brian Stableford
The Ape-Man - short story ( aka L'Homme-Singe 1894 )
A Historical Romance - short story ( aka Un Roman historique 1896 )
The Man Who Will - short story ( aka L'Homme-Qui-Veut 1896 )
The Revolt of the Machines - short story ( aka La Révolte des machines 1896 )
Light-of-Sorrow - short story ( aka Lumière-de-douleur 1897 )
The Art of Being Loved - short story ( aka L'Art d'Aimer 1899 )
A Biography of Victor Venturon - short story ( aka Biographie de Victor Venturon 1909 )
The Travels of Psychodorus, Cynic Philosopher - short story ( aka Les Voyages de Psychodore, philosophe cynique 1903 )
The Superhumans - novel ( aka Les Surhommes 1929 )
Notes - by Brian Stableford

synopsis
The Superhumans; tells stories of the Time of the Mad Sun, a second sun which lights the Earth in the far future, when a race of giant and super-intelligent mastodons has arisen to rule the Earth and enslave Mankind…
The Revolt of the Machines; foresees the revolt of sentient machines.
The Ape-Man; about the creation of hybrid man-apes.
The Travels of Psychodorus, Cynic Philosopher; who, like Gulliver, encounters Eyeless Men, Retrograde People and many others strange subcultures…

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