Other Worlds, Other Gods

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A book of SF short stories with religious themes written between 1940 and 1970. It has one of my favourite of such stories, Arthur C. Clarke's “The Nine Billion Names of God“, which I still think has one of the best last sentences ever.

Of course it is noticeable from a 2020s standpoint what or rather who is left out of this collection of 13 stories, but I don't know which of these stories I would omit to make room for other voices.

CatLass007 Volume 2? There‘s always a need for more short story anthologies. 6d

rwmg @CatLass007 Since this book dates from 1971, I suspect we are not going to get a Volume 2. But I would like one that includes women writers and although Buddhism and Hinduism are referenced the stories are mostly from within or against the Judaeo-Christian tradition, so stories from within other traditions would be good as well. 5d

CatLass007 I suspect you‘re right. But I wonder who might make a good editor for the type of anthology we‘re discussing? And/or who would be a good publisher? I know there are some authors on Litsy. I‘m wondering about editors? I‘m just sort of thinking out loud on paper. Let‘s get the ball rollin‘! Who can we write with the suggestion of such a book? 5d

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