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House Arrest: A Story of Liberation
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ISBN10: 0995917426
ISBN13: 9780995917422
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Oct 3 2018
Pages: 362
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780995917422
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Oct 3 2018
Pages: 362
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This is a story of post-nuclear-war America in 2098. The country is in ruin. Three cities in the Sacramento Valley, with relatively intact infrastructure, are trying to survive in drastically different ways. One is organized by its AI quantum computer and its sophisticated robots. It automates everything for maximum efficiency and human beings are left with no role in their city's welfare. That leads to problems - without jobs to keep them occupied, people get bored, restless and destructive. Omega 1500, their computer, has to temporarily lock them up to protect them from each other. Once their problems are solved, they'll have to deal with the other two cities. The big question is whether they learned from the past and understand what human happiness depends on. High-quality science fiction has always had the disturbing characteristic of appearing increasingly less like fiction and more like projected reality. The readers of Francis Mont's House Arrest will taste this aspect first-hand, in a narrative that describes a future the outskirts of which are already present. The descriptions are top-class, rendering highly realistic settings, and the characters often appear disturbingly much like people you already know. A highly recommended novel for fans of science fiction, and a must-read for anyone concerned with the future of our societies. - Chris Angelis PhD in English literature..
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