Forty years after his starship escapes from an apocalyptic Earth, Commander Albert Raft and his crew return to a much younger and violent Earth society that wants to embrace Raft as a god because of his telepathic powers. Reprint.
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Thoughtful, well-written social commentary.,
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This review is from: Beloved Son (Paperback)
The first starship returns from a 40-year voyage to find Earth's society completely changed. The commander, a kind of genetic superman (but not telepathic, as the Amazon capsule summary has it), hopes to seize power. It's a society at once saner and more dangerous than our own--one where private autos are banned, but a person can be enslaved instantly through the use of drugs that can be applied to any paper or other surface that comes into contact with the skin. This is a remarkable and original book from a stylish, talented author. I've just finished Samuel Delany's "Triton," and "Beloved Son" is reminiscent of Delany's style, though perhaps not quite so difficult--Turner conveys ideas in shorthand, and makes the reader do a lot of thinking. Why only 4 stars? A little too much shorthand for me, plus a tendency to shift the story's viewpoint around among several characters, none of whom are particularly likable. But this was a pleasant surprise, as I had never heard of the book or author.
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Australian SF Reader,
By Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beloved Son (Paperback)
George Turner's Beloved Son is another of his books dealing with an outsider coming back and coming into conflict with a society that has changed and evolved while he has been away.
After a decades long mission to the stars, a genetically advanced superman returns to the planet Earth, looking to be the man in charge.
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