EXTRO
Bester, Alfred
A group of merry immortals request the help of the Cherokee physicist, Dr. Sequoya Guess to gain control of Extro, the Supercomputer that controls mechanical activity on Earth. With Extro's help they plan to rid the Earth of political repression & produce supermen out of ordinary humans. But Extro turns malevolent. The experiment turns into a deadly fight for Earth's future.
Bester's 1st sf novel since The Stars My Destination was a major event--a fast-moving adventure set in the future. A band of immortals--as charming a bunch of eccentrics as you'll ever come across--recruit a new member, brilliant Cherokee physicist Sequoya Guess. Dr. Guess with group help gains control of Extro, the supercomputer that controls all mechanical activity on Earth. They plan to rid Earth of political repression & to further Guess' researches--which may lead to a great leap in human evolution to produce a super race. But Extro takes over Guess instead & turns malevolent. The task of the merry band suddenly becomes a fight in deadly earnest for the future of Earth. Sequoya Guess, whom they love, must be killed. How do you kill an immortal? [www.BrickTowerPress.com]( )
Wörter : 66588
Bester's 1st sf novel since The Stars My Destination was a major event--a fast-moving adventure set in the future. A band of immortals--as charming a bunch of eccentrics as you'll ever come across--recruit a new member, brilliant Cherokee physicist Sequoya Guess. Dr. Guess with group help gains control of Extro, the supercomputer that controls all mechanical activity on Earth. They plan to rid Earth of political repression & to further Guess' researches--which may lead to a great leap in human evolution to produce a super race. But Extro takes over Guess instead & turns malevolent. The task of the merry band suddenly becomes a fight in deadly earnest for the future of Earth. Sequoya Guess, whom they love, must be killed. How do you kill an immortal? [www.BrickTowerPress.com]( )
Wörter : 66588
الفئات:
عام:
1975
الناشر:
Eyre Methuen Ltd.
اللغة:
english
ISBN 10:
0413344606
ISBN 13:
9780413344601
ملف:
EPUB, 1.86 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1975