Extro
by:
Alfred Bester (author)
Dr Sequoya Guess, the latest recruit to a small group of immortals, attempts to take over Extro, the supercomputer that controls all mechanical activity on earth, but is himself possessed by Extro. Bester's other novels include "Golem 100" and "Tiger, Tiger".
Dr Sequoya Guess, the latest recruit to a small group of immortals, attempts to take over Extro, the supercomputer that controls all mechanical activity on earth, but is himself possessed by Extro. Bester's other novels include "Golem 100" and "Tiger, Tiger".
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780749301279 (0749301279)
ASIN: 749301279
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
This is a strange little book, and far from Bester's best. But it was nominated for a Hugo, and so I read it, and it's weird. With some redeeming moments. And a lot of vaguely uncomfortable but yet vaguely progressive gender and racial politics. I don't quite know how to wrap my head around it. I gu...