Enemies of the System

Brian Aldiss

ISBN 10: 0586049967 / ISBN 13: 9780586049969

Published by Panther, Uk, 1981

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very little shelf wear, very mittle wear to edges or corners, a very clean and tight copy, a tale of Homo Uniformis.

Seller Inventory # 619054

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Enemies of the System
• Publisher: Panther, Uk
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0586049967
• ISBN 13: 9780586049969
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Condition: Good+
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sci-fi

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Synopsis

SCIENCE FICTION-THE SPECIES HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE THE DAYS OF HOMO SAPIENS.THE CENTRALISED NERVOUS SYSTEM AND A MILLION YEARS OF GENETIC ENGINEERING HAVE SEEN TO THAT.GONE ARE THE OLD SAVAGE WAYS OF WAR,DISEASE,RITUAL AND EMOTION.ON THE DISTANT PLANET OF LYSENKA II,HOWEVER,THINGS ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THIS UTOPIAN SYSTEM.HERE THE INHABITANTS ARE THE PRIMITIVE DESCENDENTS OF THE ORIGINAL SPACE-SHIP COLONISTS.AND WHEN A GROUP OF THE SYSTEM'S ELITE HOLIDAYING ON LYSENKA II BECOME STRANDED IN THE WILDERNESS,THE PROXIMITY OF THEIR STRANGE AND WILD ANCESTORS BECOMES A TERRIFYING THREAT TO THEIR LOYALTY AND SURVIVAL.