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Exiled From Earth

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Exiled From Earth is a marvelous science fiction. It takes place on earth and outer space. The earth is over populated and the government wants to get rid of the top scientists. One scientist has managed to escape. If they catch him he will be sent to an island. Find out what happens in this exiting adventure. I recommend this book for ages 10 to 100.

There are problems enough in the world without having scientists discover--as they're about to--how to create superhuman offspring: The earth is dangerously crowded and the big cities are cement jungles under the control of lawless, warring gangs. At present, the World Government is in control outside the cities, but the situation is barely stable. It would take little to shatter this fragile condition. The ability and greed to have a superhuman (god-like) child could crumble society into chaos: jealousy, suppression and war. The scientists' research must be stopped. And one can't be sure of that unless the scientists are exiled far away to an orbiting space station. But it's not that simple. Exciting, suspenseful and shocking science fiction!

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Exiled From Earth is a marvelous science fiction. It takes place on earth and outer space. The earth is over populated and the government wants to get rid of the top scientists. One scientist has managed to escape. If they catch him he will be sent to an island. Find out what happens in this exiting adventure.

Lou Christopher is a computer programmer who is heavily involved in one of the greatest science projects of all time. After years of study, it will shortly be possible for the genetic complement of humans to be altered. Their goal is to eliminate human diseases and create a race of better humans. However, while there is a world government, the state of the world has deteriorated. The large inner cities have become battle zones with various gangs having staked out sections. If any member of a gang crosses over into the territory of another gang, it is cause for war.
The political leader of the world, in consultation with others, has decreed that the new genetic technology will not be implemented. To make sure that it does not happen, he has ordered the roundup of all the eminent scientists and they are to be exiled to a space station orbiting around the Earth. Christopher is one of those designated to be exiled, but he is able to flee and temporarily go into hiding. He escapes into New York City and spends the night fighting for survival among the gangs.
He discovers that the state of the world is even worse than he imagined and he is eventually recaptured but joins an underground group still working on genetic technology. This group is led by a dissident leader, but eventually Christopher discovers that this leader is bent on creating a new breed of superhumans and taking over the world. Christopher and some of his friends manage to foil that plot and they ultimately end up in exile on the satellite. In order to give themselves something to do, the scientists on the satellite come up with a plan to move the satellite to Alpha Centauri, where new Earth-like planets have been discovered.
This story was written for the middle school child and while it has a lot of action, it paints a very dark picture of the future. The vast majority of the people live in violent destructive conditions and they have little hope for the future. While there are some attempts to bring the cities back into civilization, they are very minor and there is little hope that it will work. One puzzling part of the story is how mankind has the resources to place such a massive satellite in space, send up regular shipments of supplies and send probes to other stars and yet nothing is done about the urban squalor. The satellite is capable of housing a few thousand people, which means it must be enormous in size. Other than this obvious, yet enormous logical flaw, this story is well worth reading.

Exiled From Earth is a marvelous science fiction. It takes place in the future on earth and outer space. The earth is over populated and the world is in chaos. The government wants to get rid of the top scientists and engineers for their work in genetic engineering. One engineer has managed to escape from the federal marshal who is frantically searching for him. He is chased across half of the United States of America. The remainder of the world scientists and engineers has all been captured. When they are captured they are sent to a livable space satellite in orbit of earth. The satellite is shaped like two giant wheels. Some people in the government want to them continue their work and research. When the government catches the engineer he will be sent to an island with other scientists to finish their work and research. The man in charge of the island wants to take over the earth, but no one else knows. He wants to bomb cities with gigantic bombs. The survivors will be mind controlled and become zombie slaves. The captured engineer found a creative way to solve the problem. This involves computer espionage and swat teams. The engineer is still sent to the satellite. At the end of the book the vote is decided on the satellite to travel to other planets. I recommend this book for ages 10 to 100. . Find out what happens in this agreeably awesome adventure.

This book is OK. Just OK, it's actually most interesting because it was written circa 1970, so you get the retro-futuristic look at everything. It's funny, especially the references to pocket phones (the author was quite intuitive), but wasn't a shining star in it's time, and is mediocre if you're not looking at the time period aspects of it. I wouldn't personally buy it myself, but finding it in my mom's bookshelf was pretty cool.