![]() ![]() It is set in a medieval-ish country with strong rulers and priests, and the main character is a barbarian who has run out of luck. I have hesitated to read this since it was said to be very violent, and OK, so it was, but there was also a lot of humour making the story one of the funniest I have read for some time. The language was elegant and the use of interspersed scientific or newspaper articles was effective. This story was more frightening, partly due to the fact that it was set in the here and now. The threat from small babies reminds me of “The Little Assassin” by Bradbury, and the rise of a new race of humans was used by Van Vogt in Slan. After some years births start again, but the new babies are strange, they develop rapidly and it is increasingly obvious that they are a threat to humanity. ![]() In the very near future (2014!) no more babies are born. ![]() ![]() (The New Human.)Īnother nice surprise – a well-written, thrilling and thought-provoking sf novel, of course with no mention of being sf other than a note that the author is a member of a blog collective that is focused on fantasy, sci-fi and horror. ![]()
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