If the Stars are Gods

If the Stars are Gods
	Cover of the first edition
Authors	Gregory Benford ; Gordon Eklund
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publication date	1977
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print

If the Stars are Gods is a science fiction book by American writers Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund, published in 1977. It is an expansion of the Nebula Award-winning novelette, first published in Universe 4 (1974).

Plot summary

If the Stars are Gods is a collection of stories about space explorer Bradley Reynolds, involving standalone two stories of Mars exploration and alien encounters, and interconnected sections about life systems on Jupiter.^[1]

Reception

C. Ben Ostrander reviewed If the Stars are Gods in The Space Gamer No. 12.^[1] Ostrander said:

This book is for those who like their s-f sprinkled with logical, rational people, heavy on the theory with beginning, middle, and end. You can find all this and more. Serious fiction-recommended.^[1]

Reviews

Review by Douglas Barbour (1977) in Vector 81
Review by Richard Lupoff (1977) in Algol #29, Summer-Fall 1977
Review by Brian Stableford (1978) in Foundation #14, September 1978

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ostrander, C. Ben (July–August 1977). "Books". The Space Gamer (12). Metagaming: 37.

[SG-1] Ostrander, C. Ben (July–August 1977). "Books". The Space Gamer (12). Metagaming: 37.

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