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Science Fiction Novels in English _ The Altar at Midnight by C. M. Kornbluth
"The Altar at Midnight" is a science fiction short story published by C. M. Kornbluth in Galaxy Science Fiction November 1952. Set in the era of space travel, this work deals with human sacrifice, suffering, and the social issues hidden behind it.
The story unfolds through a conversation between the narrator and an astronaut (space jockey) who meet at a bar. The astronauts suffer serious physical deformations due to exposure to cosmic radiation, and they live as alienated from society due to their unique appearance called "Frost Face."
Through this work, Kornbluth sharply criticizes the human sacrifice required by the advancement of science and technology, and the society that alienates them. In particular, he delicately captures the pain and wounds of individuals that are buried under the name of progress.
This novel is evaluated as a work that provides deep insight into the loss and alienation of humanity, as well as social responsibility, through the science fiction material of space development.
Summary
Doing something for humanity may be fine?for humanity?but rough on the individual!
He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first. But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw it wasn't that. Not just the nose. Broken veins on his cheeks, too, and the funny eyes. He must have seen me look, because he slid back away from the light.
The bartender shook my bottle of ale in front of me like a Swiss bell-ringer so it foamed inside the green glass.
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