The K-Factor - Harry Harrison

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Résumé :
A science fiction story combining speculative invention with sharp humour, characteristic of Harry Harrison's approach to the genre. In The K-Factor, Harry Harrison develops a narrative centred on an imaginative scientific premise, using it as the basis for both narrative tension and satirical observation. As in much of his work, Harrison balances conceptual speculation with a lightness of tone, allowing the story to engage with larger ideas while remaining accessible and entertaining. The progression of events is driven by the implications of the central concept, unfolding with clarity and narrative economy. Harrison's fiction occupies a distinctive place within twentieth-century science fiction, often departing from strictly serious treatments of technology in favour of irony and wit. The K-Factor reflects this tendency, presenting a concise example of speculative storytelling shaped by both inventive thinking and controlled humour. The work will be of interest to readers of classic science fiction and to those familiar with Harrison's broader body of writing....

Biographie:
Harry Harrison, who was born as Henry Maxwell Dempsey, was an American writer of science fiction best known for his novel Make Room! Make Room! and the character The Stainless Steel Rat (1966). The latter served as a loose inspiration for the movie Soylent Green (1973). Harrison, a longtime resident of both Ireland and the UK, was engaged in the Irish Science Fiction Association's founding and served as co-president of the Birmingham Science Fiction Group with Brian Aldiss. He was referred to by Aldiss as a persistent peer and an excellent family friend. Imagine Pirates of the Caribbean or Raiders of the Lost Ark as science-fiction novels, his friend Michael Carroll said of Harrison's writing. Henry Maxwell Dempsey Harrison was born on March 12th, 1925 in Stamford, Connecticut. Soon after Harry was born, his father, printer Henry Leo Dempsey, who was 3/4 Irish, changed his name to Harrison. When Harry realized this for himself, at the age of 30, he legally changed his name to Harry Max Harrison. Russian-Jewish Ria H. was his mother. She had been raised in St. Petersburg, Russia, after being born in Riga, Latvia and died on August 15, 2012....

Sommaire:
Harry Harrison (1925-2012) was an American science fiction writer known for his inventive concepts and distinctive sense of humour. His works include the Stainless Steel Rat series and the novel Make Room! Make Room!, which later inspired the film Soylent Green. Harrison's writing often combines speculative ideas with satire, contributing to a broader tradition of science fiction that balances imagination with social commentary....