![]() Rather than conventional first-contact stories, these texts are more specifically about the impact of messages received from outer space, which sf fans either reading or going to the movie theatres were surely encouraged to evaluate within the context of “space-age” technology and lifestyle. Kubrick/Clarke’s mystical and affirmational visions of space exploration and humankind’s technological evolution are decisively countered by Lem’s downbeat tale about failed communication with the aliens. ![]() In many respects, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and His Master’s Voice (1968) could not be more different. ![]()
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