His Master's Voice (novel)

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His Master's Voice

First edition
Author	Stanisław Lem
Original title	Głos Pana
Translator	Michael Kandel
Cover artist	Andrzej Heidrich
Language	Polish
Genre	Social science fiction, satire, philosophical novel
Publisher	Czytelnik
Publication date	1968
Publication place	Poland
ISBN	0-15-640300-5
OCLC	9945017
Dewey Decimal	891.8/537 19
LC Class	PG7158.L39 G613 1984

His Master's Voice (original Polish title: Głos Pana) is a 1960s science fiction novel written by Polish writer Stanisław Lem. It was first published in 1968 and translated into English by Michael Kandel in 1983. The book incorporates a "message from space" theme. It is a densely philosophical first contact story about an effort by scientists to decode, translate, and understand an extraterrestrial transmission. The novel critically approaches humanity's intelligence and intentions in deciphering and truly comprehending a message from outer space. It is considered to be one of the three best-known books by Lem, the other two being Solaris and The Cyberiad.^[1]