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Indlæser... Birthright: The Book of Man (1982)af Mike Resnick
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. As I while away a few days of reading waiting for a mail order, rereading a few short favorites seemed like a good idea, hence Birthright. Although it is a bit depressing in totality, Resnick's view of a galaxy dominated by Man is a great achievement in SF. He postulates an Empire that is eerily similar to the crazy world of today's politics, filled with lying, double dealing, back-stabbing, callousness towards others, and so on. If it were a 'novel', it might be too much, but it is a series of short stories, or vignettes, highlighting certain characters and events over Man's 16000 or so year run at galactic domination. The point of it isn't to paint Man in a bad light as a brutish savage, but to show how crappy things could be if our current outlook doesn't change. Controlling subjects that despise you and all you stand for isn't really an achievement to my mind, it's a burden that will destroy you in the end. Resnick has written many other books nominally or explicitly set in the Birthright universe, I really need to find more of them. Filled with lessons about humanity and their cravings for power, this is still a favorite. And, for a little insight, the cover is a nice representation of the huge holographic galaxy in the Department of Cartography, the true controlling power of the Navy. ( ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
An epic novel of human expansion across the stars This brilliant science fiction novel constructs a blueprint of mankind's history-social, political, economic, scientific, and religious-for the next eighteen thousand years. Through a series of adventures, it illustrates clear, focused ideas about our birthright and our destiny. Since this 1982 debut, Mike Resnick has emerged as one of the most honored science fiction authors of his time, picking up forty-odd Hugo and Nebula nominations and awards. He has set twenty-five novels and a novella in the future that was outlined in this book. Now, those who missed it the first time around can catch up on this mind-boggling, all-encompassing precedent to Resnick's fiction. No library descriptions found. |
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