Naked to the Stars / The Alien Way

By Gordon R. Dickson

TOR Books, 1991. Paperback. Collects two previously published science fiction novels: NAKED TO THE STARS (1961) and THE ALIEN WAY (1965). This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812503961
• ISBN13: 9780812503968
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A classic of "imperial Earth" scifi

Gordon Dickson has often been under-rated. This book,Naked to the Stars (1961), is one of his stronger novels. The challenges of "first contact" and the tension between the"military" and "diplomatic" approaches are quite good, and very relevant to current challenges facing the US around the world. (I would have liked a "third" party -- a marketer/mercantile agent to have played as well.) Main characters are interesting, main character matures during the course of the story, and there are a few good twists to keep things interesting as well.

Science fiction writing that set the standard for the future

I've not read the Alien Way, but did read Naked to the Stars when it was out as a single book. There is nothing like Gordon R.Dickson's writing when he's at his best and Naked is some of his finest writing ever.It has aliens, it has soldiers and it has confusion and philosophy. The power of one of the scenes in this book, an alien child trying to say "bunnyrabbit" , has stayed with me for over a decade. - read the book if you can get a hold of it.