Outstanding dystopian SciFi. Angry and passionate. The main character Jan Nachtigal is what mankind represents in the oppressed condition. He is smar Outstanding dystopian SciFi. Angry and passionate. The main character Jan Nachtigal is what mankind represents in the oppressed condition. He is smart, resourceful, chauvinist, selfish and brutal. But he can give up everything for the woman he loves. It's a Shakespearean drama set in the far future with a magnificent wham-bam finale. Mankind may have created immortals and yet never changed in its essence. ...more
Lifeform Three is a unique story in the genre of speculation fiction. It centres around an android, or a bod, called Paftoo, who is mysteriously diffeLifeform Three is a unique story in the genre of speculation fiction. It centres around an android, or a bod, called Paftoo, who is mysteriously different from other bods. By day, Paftoo cleans a holiday park along with other bods, by night he explores the surroundings in search of his horse. I found Paftoo's passion for horseriding and his delicate treatment of the horse, Pea, very touching. The authour clearly has a background in horseriding and a great knowledge of equine psychology. The story is rather simple, yet the situations it presents make you think of complex questions. Can you follow your dreams when you are expected to do something else, stick to your duties? Can you dream at your peril? what is the connection between memory and soul? Is it possible that an android with an extensive experience, i.e. memory, that goes beyond its programming, can acquire a soul? Paftoo's and his friend Ticket's final selfless deeds are juxtaposed to the greed of people managing the park in the story. It's merely a metaphor, but it reminds us about things that actually make us human....more
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