If the Stars are Gods

If the Stars are Gods is a science fiction book by American writers Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund, published in 1977. It is an expansion of the Nebula Award-winning novelette, first published in Universe 4 (1974).

Plot summary
If the Stars are Gods is a collection of stories about space explorer Bradley Reynolds, involving standalone two stories of Mars exploration and alien encounters, and interconnected sections about life systems on Jupiter.

Reception
C. Ben Ostrander reviewed If the Stars are Gods in The Space Gamer No. 12. Ostrander said: This book is for those who like their s-f sprinkled with logical, rational people, heavy on the theory with beginning, middle, and end. You can find all this and more. Serious fiction-recommended.

Reviews

 * Review by Douglas Barbour (1977) in Vector 81
 * Review by Richard Lupoff (1977) in Algol #29, Summer-Fall 1977
 * Review by Brian Stableford (1978) in Foundation #14, September 1978