Players At the Game of People [Mass Market Paperback]

John Brunner (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey; First Edition edition (November 12, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345292359
• ISBN-13: 978-0345292353
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,698,585 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars swift must read!, August 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Players At the Game of People (Mass Market Paperback)

Reminds me a bit about the Aztec sacrifical practice where, in lack of a convenient enemy to do, a citizen was selected by the priests to be raised in a unique honor. For one year, the young man lived as a king and had only to ask to have all his desires met. But when the year ended, a dull knife and a cold altar were the only accomodations left. This story follows the same theme (with a lot less gore.) Our candidate is cast amoung the elite in a beautiful futuristic society. Will our
hero be a player or an Aztec-type pawn?

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brunners Imagination, November 26, 1999

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Kim Gordon (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Players At the Game of People (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is a remarkable achievement - Brunners imagination has reached new heights as he explores an alien invasion that cannot be seen, heard or felt. It manifests itself in the most intimately personal areas that a human posesses - their minds.