Through a Glass, Clearly
Isaac Asimov's 1967 UK anthology, Through a Glass, Clearly, collects four novelettes. Featuring "It's Such a Beautiful Day" and "Belief", stories explore science, technology, and human nature themes.
Through a Glass Clearly
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The sources provided describe the anthology Through a Glass, Clearly as a 1967 collection featuring four science fiction novelettes: "It's Such a Beautiful Day," "Belief," "Breeds There a Man?" and "C-Chute". Each story has a distinct premise. As a number
The sources provide brief descriptions of each story's premise and core conflict.
The sources give us starting points for each story:
- "It's Such a Beautiful Day" is set in a future where teleportation has led to widespread agoraphobia, focusing on a boy's experience with nature after his door malfunctions.
- "Belief" concerns a physicist who experiences dreams of flying that manifest in reality, challenging established science and facing skepticism.
- "Breeds There a Man…?" involves a physicist developing a theory that humanity is part of an alien experiment amidst Cold War tensions, leading to questions about his sanity.
- "C-Chute" is about individuals captured during an interstellar conflict who must cooperate to retake their ship.
