The Immortals
(category: science fiction)by
Tracy Hickman
published by Penguin Group in 1996Nick read a library book, in January 2010
Nick's rating: 7 out of 10
Nick's opinion:
I don't like near-future science fiction. For one thing, it's too easy for me to disagree with the short-term directions assumed by the author. For another -- like 1984 -- the date comes... and goes. The Immortals is set around 2010, which makes it hard to accept the predictions -- since they have clearly not come to pass. All that said, I enjoyed this book. Perhaps "enjoyed" is not quite right -- it was uncomfortable, it made me think, I don't believe (or don't want to believe) that people could be so nasty... All that said, the warning was clear and strong, the overall message was positive and the ending was positive yet unhappy, and undeniably real -- given the story's premise. The final message is also -- to use a cliche -- thought provoking: Death may be inevitable but it is important to be remembered. A well-written book, examining one aspect of... well... man's inhumanity to man.
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