Enemies of the System

by Brian Aldiss

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In the far future, a group of evolved utopians stranded on an inhospitable planet are unable to resist the reemergence of the human animal One million years in the future, the universe has become a utopia for the humans inhabiting it. Having evolved into the race homo uniformis--"man alike throughout"--they share a centralized nervous system and know nothing of war, disease, violence, emotion, or any of the ancient ills that plagued their ancestors. But while en route to a vacation that is show more light years from Earth, a small group of elite travelers find themselves marooned in the wilderness of the planet Lysenka. And they are not alone. Many millennia ago, during Earth's darker days, human colonists came to this regenerate world, and the creatures their descendants became out of necessity bear little resemblance to the uniquely civilized beings now stranded in their midst. Here, in this place far removed from the protection of uniformity, there is only one rule: Adapt--or die.   One of the twentieth century's premier practitioners of the art of science fiction, Grand Master Brian W. Aldiss offers readers a startling look into the far future with a remarkable work of speculation that explores what it means to be human. show less

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En una sociedad dominada por la lógica más insensata y por la disciplina más férrea, la pérdida de algunos de sus miembros más cualificados en un planeta aún por domesticar constituye un riesgo para todo el sistema. Seis superhombres y supermujeres en un mundo hostil, en el que sus esquemas mentales de poco les van a servir, se verán de pronto acechados por los homo sapiens, cuya mentalidad, es evidente, también deja mucho que desear. Del choque entre estas dos culturas nace un enfrentamiento producto del miedo y de los malentendidos, que, como pone de manifiesto la novela, pueden tener consecuencias fatales.
Először is, ez egy nagyon rövid könyv. Kb. 150 oldal, de vastag margó és nagy betűméret kellett ehhez. Igazából ez csak egy kisregény.

A történet szerint egymillió év múlva egy turistacsoport indul jutalomutazásra egy bolygóra ahol balesetet szenvednek és a bennszülöttek fogságába kerülnek.

Az egymillió év alatt az emberiség fejlődött, már Homo Uniformisnak nevezik magukat. Ez igazából csak annyit jelent, hogy kommunisták, szidják a kapitalistákat és mindenki úgy beszél mint egy idegesítő komcsi pártfunkcionárius és egymás feljelentgetésén jár az eszük. A könyv a kommunizmust próbálja kritizálni, de ez elég korlátozottan, de mindenképpen unalmasan sikerül csak.
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Brian W. Aldiss was born in Dereham, United Kingdom on August 18, 1925. In 1943, he joined the Royal Signals regiment, and saw action in Burma. After World War II, he worked as a bookseller at Oxford University. His first book, The Brightfount Diaries, was published in 1955. His first science fiction novel, Non-Stop (Starship in the United show more States), was published in 1958. He wrote more than 80 books including Hothouse, Greybeard, The Helliconia Trilogy, The Squire Quartet, Frankenstein Unbound, The Malacia Tapestry, Walcot, and Mortal Morning. His short story Super-Toys Last All Summer Long was the basis for the film A.I. Artificial Intelligence. He has received numerous awards for his work including two Hugo Awards, the Nebula Award, the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and an OBE for services to literature. He was also an anthologist and an artist. He was the editor of 40 anthologies including Introducing SF, The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus, Space Opera, Space Odysseys, Galactic Empires, Evil Earths, and Perilous Planets. He was an abstract artist and his first solo exhibition, The Other Hemisphere, was held in Oxford in August-September 2010. He died on August 19, 2017 at the age of 92. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title*
Enemigos del Sistema
Original title
Enemies of The System
Original publication date
1978
Epigraph
Have you heard That silence where the birds are dead yet something pipeth like a bird?
Dedication
For my esteemed friend Jon bing in his Northern fastness
First words
Inspirational music played as they moved from the terminal buildings into the ferry.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)They sped from the cavern, through the tunnels, and into the night of Lysenka II.
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Burgess, Anthony
Original language*
Inglés
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Fiction and Literature, Science Fiction
DDC/MDS
823.9Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-
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PZ4 .A363Language and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction in English
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