by James Blish · Ediciones Martinez R · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476340882
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«Un caso de conciencia» is the science fiction novel by James Blish, published by Ediciones Martinez R in paperback (212 pages, in Spanish).
Father Ruiz-Sánchez, a priest and scientist, travels to the planet Lithia to study intelligent reptiles with an impeccable moral sense but no religion. The arrival on Lithia poses a theological dilemma and confronts humanity with the choice of trading with the planet or exploiting it. The novel reflects on morality, faith and conscience.
«Un caso de conciencia» was originally published in 1958 and won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1959. The work is the fourth installment in the After Such Knowledge series.
Un caso de conciencia is suitable reading for fans of classic science fiction interested in moral and religious dilemmas.
James Benjamin "Jimmy" Blish was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is best known for his Cities in Flight novels and his series of Star Trek novelizations written with his wife, J. A. Lawrence. His novel A Case of Conscience won the Hugo Award. He is credited with creating the term "gas giant" to refer to large planetary bodies.
