A Pail of Air (1951) – Fritz Leiber

21 days ago by zoombawoomba to c/sciencefiction

In the future, an isolated family struggles to survive in a frozen world after the Earth is torn from the Sun. This story explores ma...

So, it's a very optimistic story. If some of you are utterly despaired, well of course it certainly won't fix the problem(s), but it could be food for thought.

In general, I'd be curious to know what did you think of this story (its very long tho compared to my usual posts, so theyre might not be a lot of readers)

Thinking of adding a comment section in the future

GreyEyedGhost 4 points 21 days ago

I've read just about all of his works, and this is a great example of his short stories.

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Zoomba669 2 points 21 days ago

Do yo have other recs regarding his novels?

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mavu 2 points 21 days ago

THANK YOU RANDOM PERSON!

I have tought about this story for literally decades, and could never remember the title or remember it at a time when i could have looked it up.

very nice to read it again!

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Zoomba669 2 points 21 days ago

Niiiiiice. As I read that post i thought loudly "FUCK YEAH" while Im French. So cool, thank YOU too! Wasnt expecting that. There are so many SF short stories...

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dzsimbo 2 points 21 days ago

Great story, thanks for sharing. It feels like today we don't have as many ::: spoiler Tap for spoiler happy endings. :::

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Zoomba669 1 point 20 days ago

Yeah.

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rekliner 2 points 15 days ago

I enjoyed that a lot, thanks!