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The Status Civilization
Robert Sheckley
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Will Barrent awakes without memories just before being deposited on Omega, a planet for criminals where the average life expectancy is 3 years. He’s listed as a murderer and released into the illicit society as a “peon” the lowest class imaginable. A mysterious girl gives him a weapon that starts him on his path to status, a path that requires constant brutality. But it must be borne if our hero is to discover the reason for his imprisonment; A reason that pits him against himself, and involves the sardonically similar but devoutly different creeds of Omega and Earth.
Will Barrent awakes without memories just before being deposited on Omega, a planet for criminals where the average life expectancy is 3 years. He’s listed as a murderer and released into the illicit society as a “peon” the lowest class imaginable. A mysterious girl gives him a weapon that starts him on his path to status, a path that requires constant brutality. But it must be borne if our hero is to discover the reason for his imprisonment; A reason that pits him against himself, and involves the sardonically similar but devoutly different creeds of Omega and Earth.
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Barrent bought a sidearm from him. On Rend's advice, he chose a Jamiason-Tyre needlebeam. It was faster and more accurate than any projectile weapon, and it transmitted the same shock-power as a heavy caliber bullet. To be sure, it hadn't the spread of heat weapons such as the Hadjis used, which could kill within six inches of their target. But wide-range beamers encouraged inaccuracy. They were messy, careless weapons which reinforced careless traits. Anyone could fire a heat gun; but to use a needlebeam effectively, you had to practice constantly. And practice paid off. A good needlebeam man was more than a match for any two widebeam gunmen.
Barrent took this advice to heart, coming, as it. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
для 1960 року ця книга була прям сильною і гучною, я думаю.
(або ні).
ну так, наш головний герой — типовий невмирущий геройський герой. тим не менш, ідеї твору класні, сатира відчувається.
Yine bir "bu kadar seveceğimi tahmin etmiyordum" kitabı
5/5
Uzun zamandır bu kadar iyi bu kadar sürükleyici bir bk kitabı okumamıştım resmen hayal gücümün pası silindi.
Konu itibariyle zaten büyük bir beklenti ile başlamıştım kitaba ama yazarın bu beklentimi alıp daha da ileriye taşıyacağını düşünmemiştim.
Will Barrent bir gün uyandığında kendisini hafıza
Це той випадок, коли береш книгу, з очікуванням типової фантастики 60-х, а перед тобою відкривається вкрай захоплива історія, яка в більшій мірі стала джерелом натхнення не одного фантастичного фільму останніх 40-ка років!
Тут вам і динамічний сюжет, і харизматичний герой, цікава міфологія світу та о
Maybe if I was 20 years younger and not all that versed in SF except in practically ONLY the classics, I probably would have picked up this little subversive title and chuckled darkly through my reading of it.
I probably would have nodded and enjoyed the relatively light Bad-Is-Good vision of society
“It was a society which, in the final analysis, stressed individual endeavor. It was a society in which the lawbreaker was king; a society in which crimes were not only condoned but were admired and even rewarded; a society in which deviation from the rules was judged solely on its degree of success
This is not a book that will rock your world. You won't be harassing your friends to read it, or spamming recommendations for it here on Goodreads. You aren't going to wistfully stare at its cover a year from now, remembering the great times you had together.
But that's OK.
The Status Civilization is