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Indlæser... Inherit the Earth (1998)af Brian Stableford
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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. I had never read anything else by Brian Stableford, but this book had an interesting premise, so I gave it a shot. The book is about the earth in the near future when immortality (or emortality, which is as close as we can get) is available to everyone. Well, the rich first, of course. The book manages to be a mystery/adventure story while at the same time really drawing out all the conclusions of the premise in a logical way. By the end of the book, I was really thinking, "This is inevitable," when it comes to overpopulation and its effects. All in all, glad I tried this one out and now I look forward to finding the rest of the books in this series and the author's other books as well. ( ) Well, in varioues blurbs, we are told that this is "a gripping multi-level thriller" (Stephen Baxter) and "a complex, hard-SF tale of nanotechnology and life extension... contains provocative speculations about the effect of extreme life extension on society, is an enjoyable and challenging piece" (Publisher's Weekly). The thriller elements were satisfying enough, although since the thriller genre is not something I read per se, not entirely gripping for me. That's a personal quirk, though - that part of it was good. I wasn't really satisfied by the biotechnology/nanotechnology aspects, though - I don't think I was particularly convinced or provoked by the technology or the exploration of its implications. And as that's principally what I read in this genre for, I was left feeling kind of hollow. I'll probably still give the other book of his set in this universe, Architects of Emortality, a read, since I own it already, but I suspect I may not be buying any more of them after that. (Comments can be left at: http://weblog.siliconcerebrate.com/cerebrate/2007/09/two-books-inherit-the-earth... ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
In the twenty-second century, biomedical nanotechnology has given everyone in the world long life and robust health. It is the New Utopia, and all live in the expectation that true immortality will soon be realized. Damon Hart, son of the scientist responsible for much of the wonders of the new world, would rather forget his famous father and get on with his own life. But a shadowy terrorist group forces Damon to confront his heritage, launching a cat-and-mouse game that pits Damon against the terrorists, Interpol, and the powerful corporations that control the biotechnology of the future...a game Damon is ill-equipped to survive. Ingen biblioteksbeskrivelser fundet. |
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