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Homeworld

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Homeworld, book one of the "To The Stars" trilogy, was amazingly differant from any other book by Harry that I have ever read. I read it first about a year back. It has the flavor of his technique, but dont be misled- this is no comedy.

Jan Kulozik is an engineer, and a good one, in a future where you are either aristocracy, or nothing. A world where records of the past have been cleaned up and nicefied, and the rich are the only ones with decent lives.

Going on a vacation with a woman one day, sailing at night, he is dumped in the water, only to be rescued by a submarine form a mysterious country called "Israel" where they have a strange form of government called "democracy". He is informed that he has been living a lie, that the world isnt what it seems, that people are trying to fight against oppression, etc.

Jan is convinced to help the Israelies and joins the revolution. Because of his status in society, and the his brohter-in-law is the head of Security, he is quickly accepted. Disaster falls, however, and leads Jan to in the end be trancferred to another planet, where the second novel, Wheelworld comes in.

Wheelworld: A world where the sun rises and sets once every 4 years. The planet is one large farming community that travels south or north alternately to stay with the night. However, the ships havent come on time, the harvest has already been reaped, and it's time to go south. But the Road is getting old, and things are beginning to break down, and the ships continue to not come, and only an off-worlder like Jan can save the day, the crops, and the people, before the terrible sun bakes then to death. But can he do it with the entire world, all the people, technology, and universe seemingly wanting him dead? Note: this takes place several years after Homeworld.

Starworld, the final book in the trilogy, takes place right after Wheelworld. The rebellion has taken over all the colonies, and now all that is left is Earth. The problem is, Earth is virtually impenetrable, and the rebellion has only so many fighting forces, or workable ships. They do, however, have an ace up their sleeve, aS Jan once more works wonders, this time in America, then back to England, and actually begins to work for his Brother-in-law, Smythe, the head of Security, in an attempt to bring the revolution to the planet. But all is not what it seems, and there is a traitor in the revolution's mists. The clock is ticking, and if Jan cannot get to the Revolution forces in time with vital information about when to strike, along with uprisings all over Earth, disaster could occur, and the universe would be at the mercy once more of the aristocrats. Will Jan succeed, and return back home to his wife, or possibly stay and live the ife of Riley with unlimited money and access, or will he fail, and all of humanity once again falls underneath the tyrranical grip of the rich? Read, and find out for yourself.

HOMEWORLD

Jan Kulozik was one of Earth's privileged elite. A brilliant young electronics engineer, he enjoyed all the blessings of a 23rd-century civilization that survived global collapse and conquered the starts, unaware of the millions who slaved or starved to maintain his way of life.

Then Jan met Sara, a beautiful agent of the rebel underground dedicated to smashing Earth's rigid caste system. Through her he discovered the truth behind the lies he'd been taught. His every move watched by the state surveillance, Jan risked his position and his life to restore humanity's heritage.

TO THE STARS

Harry Harrison, author of West of Eden and Make Room, Make Room, is one of science fiction's most popular and widely read authors. To the Stars is his epic saga of mankind's struggle to regain its freedom and reclaim the stars.

Home World is a tale of suspence and secrecy when the protagonist has events in his life which lead him to question how the world has come to be as it is. Freedoms are nonexistant, a large number of people live in horrible poverty working as ecconomic slaves for the most part just to survive. Jan is in the upper class of people, the class in power, however this doesn't mean that his freedoms and his life are any more protected if he begins to question the order of society.

An enjoyable spy, resistance against power type novel that is a quick read. It's an older book, so seems rather short considering the current style of much longer books and it is lacking a bit on the charachter development.