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Master of Life and Death
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781023203265
Publisher: Anson Street Press
Published: Mar 28 2025
Pages: 126
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.27 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Robert Silverberg's Master of Life and Death explores a chilling vision of a future gripped by the crisis of overpopulation. In this dystopian science fiction novel, society is rigidly controlled, and the struggle for survival takes on new and unsettling dimensions.
Silverberg masterfully crafts a world where social structures are warped by demographic pressures, forcing humanity to confront difficult choices about life, death, and the very meaning of existence. This thought-provoking work examines the potential consequences of unchecked population growth and the ethical dilemmas that arise when resources become scarce. A timeless exploration of social control and its impact on the human spirit, Master of Life and Death remains a powerful and relevant commentary on the challenges facing our world. Dive into this classic work of dystopian fiction and grapple with questions that continue to resonate today.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
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