The Einstein Intersection (1986), published by Easton Press as part of their esteemed collector’s series, presents Samuel R. Delany’s groundbreaking 1967 science fiction novel in a sumptuous leather-bound edition with gilt accents and archival-quality paper. This avant-garde narrative reimagines myth and identity in a far-future Earth where alien beings—inheritors of a vanished humanity—re-enact our ancient stories with eerie, transformative dissonance.
The protagonist, Lo Lobey, is a guitar-wielding, bull-horned outsider whose quest to avenge his lover mirrors the Orpheus myth, while the world around him fractures into echoes of Billy the Kid, Gilgamesh, and pop culture. Delany blends lyrical prose with postmodern playfulness, exploring themes of otherness, cultural mutation, and the fluidity of meaning in a post-human landscape.
Easton Press’s edition honors the novel’s status as a Nebula Award-winning classic, pairing Delany’s visionary text with the tactile elegance of fine bookmaking. A masterpiece of New Wave sci-fi, it challenges readers to confront the alien within the familiar.
