Half Past Human [Paperback]

T. J. Bass (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 279 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (1971)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345023064
• ISBN-13: 978-0345023063
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,179,375 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Half past human, February 26, 2002

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"dogdancer2u" (vacaville ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Half Past Human (Mass Market Paperback)

Half-past human is a wild futuristic novel about overpopulation and its impact on the human race. It brings us to a time when technology has advanced to a bio-techno-automated society ran by the dictates of an artificial-intelligence led council. Reproduction is controlled by the council. Man lives in hives,while all available land is cultivated by vast agro auto-
matons into vast vegtable gardens. It is into these forbidden gardens that genetic throwbacks with the original non hybredized blood strain, venture to live freely,tribally and with Nature in a way the hive people are physically unable to. They are hunted by the hive and find a way to escape the society that desires their destruction. The book explore different facets of life,inside and outside of the hive. I have read this book over and over and I never cease to be thrilled by this awe-raising pshyche-eco futuristic scifi thriller.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clever, playful prose, mixed with verse and song. Memorable, March 12, 1999

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This review is from: Half Past Human (Mass Market Paperback)

This will be short and sweet, just like the book. I first read this when it was new, and a few times since then. Although it has been several years, I can still recall the feel and the tone, and I can recommend it to SF and Fantasy fans, and anyone who wants a short visit to a creative and vivid world. The earth is now populated by 4-toed humans with rosewater for blood. These hive-dwellers live beneath the surface, which is dedicated to agriculture. Here and there the dreade 5-toed gene reappears, producing a stronger and more strong-willed specimen. The resulting troublemaker is the star of the story. Choose this one for the language and the off-kilter use of songs and verse. It's an easy read, and you might retain a bit of it for awhile.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thomas Bassler's first novel, September 27, 2001

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David_A_Stever "David Allen Stever" (SAINT PAUL, MN, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Half Past Human (Mass Market Paperback)

Half Past Human and The Godwhale are the sum total of Thomas J. Bassler's SF output, but even after 20 years, they remain two brilliant points of light, pointing to what should have been a long and brilliant career. I would love to see him come back and take up fiction again- these books rival Cordwainer Smith and Jack Vance in the richness of the world they create. If you read this book years ago, pick it up and read it again. The Nebbishes and their flavored calories are images that will stay with you for a lifetime.