false 2272413 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF DEVIATION
BLESSED IS THE NORM

When David is old enough to realize that, while not visibly abnormal, mentally he - and others - are different, more than human, he is terrified of discovery. He lives in a land threatened by the twisted mutants of the cursed Fringes, a land where genetic conformity is the Will of God, and any quirk, from a minor quirk to a body-warping distortion, marks the sufferer as non-human, to be cruelly abused and ruthlessly cast out.

If their ability to communicate using thought alone is found out, David and his friends could be in terrible danger. They would have to run - but where to? And who is this new, distant thought-voice they can hear? Could it be from the impossible glittering cities that David has dreamt of, places from the past, from before God sent this terrible earth-scorching destruction to punish the wicked? And might it hold the key to their freedom...?

[from the back cover]]]> 826845 29 910927 book 1955 The Chrysalids total:1343|5:342|4:564|3:344|2:73|1:20| 1343 5164 1862 120 36332 3.83 5179 470 6902000 395599 925926 0786700416 9780786700417 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1194718059m/925926.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1194718059s/925926.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/925926.The_Chrysalids 3.68 41 THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF DEVIATION
BLESSED IS THE NORM

When David is old enough to realize that, while not visibly abnormal, mentally he - and others - are different, more than human, he is terrified of discovery. He lives in a land threatened by the twisted mutants of the cursed Fringes, a land where genetic conformity is the Will of God, and any quirk, from a minor quirk to a body-warping distortion, marks the sufferer as non-human, to be cruelly abused and ruthlessly cast out.

If their ability to communicate using thought alone is found out, David and his friends could be in terrible danger. They would have to run - but where to? And who is this new, distant thought-voice they can hear? Could it be from the impossible glittering cities that David has dreamt of, places from the past, from before God sent this terrible earth-scorching destruction to punish the wicked? And might it hold the key to their freedom...?

[from the back cover]]]> 1955 5 6 false Sat Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Sep 27 12:56:05 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 21 10:22:30 -0700 2009 The Day of the Triffids, recommended to me by my mum. I can't believe I waited so long to read this amazing book, and if there is one book you should read in your life it is this one.

I...more...]]> 31153809 870755 826845 0140013083 9780140013085 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403m/826845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403s/826845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/826845.The_Chrysalids 3.86 1144 THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF DEVIATION
BLESSED IS THE NORM

When David is old enough to realize that, while not visibly abnormal, mentally he - and others - are different, more than human, he is terrified of discovery. He lives in a land threatened by the twisted mutants of the cursed Fringes, a land where genetic conformity is the Will of God, and any quirk, from a minor quirk to a body-warping distortion, marks the sufferer as non-human, to be cruelly abused and ruthlessly cast out.

If their ability to communicate using thought alone is found out, David and his friends could be in terrible danger. They would have to run - but where to? And who is this new, distant thought-voice they can hear? Could it be from the impossible glittering cities that David has dreamt of, places from the past, from before God sent this terrible earth-scorching destruction to punish the wicked? And might it hold the key to their freedom...?

[from the back cover]]]> 1955 4 4 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Aug 25 12:27:06 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 12 13:55:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 47770218 2080754 826845 0140013083 9780140013085 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403m/826845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403s/826845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/826845.The_Chrysalids 3.85 1343 THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF DEVIATION
BLESSED IS THE NORM

When David is old enough to realize that, while not visibly abnormal, mentally he - and others - are different, more than human, he is terrified of discovery. He lives in a land threatened by the twisted mutants of the cursed Fringes, a land where genetic conformity is the Will of God, and any quirk, from a minor quirk to a body-warping distortion, marks the sufferer as non-human, to be cruelly abused and ruthlessly cast out.

If their ability to communicate using thought alone is found out, David and his friends could be in terrible danger. They would have to run - but where to? And who is this new, distant thought-voice they can hear? Could it be from the impossible glittering cities that David has dreamt of, places from the past, from before God sent this terrible earth-scorching destruction to punish the wicked? And might it hold the key to their freedom...?

[from the back cover]]]> 1955 1 1 false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 02:19:02 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 02:19:02 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 45236105 201275 2460478 1590172922 9781590172926 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256073387m/2460478.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256073387s/2460478.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2460478.The_Chrysalids 4.03 30 The Chrysalids is set in the future after a devastating global nuclear war. David, the young hero of the novel, lives in a tight-knit community of religious and genetic fundamentalists, who exist in a state of constant alert for any deviation from what they perceive as the norm of God’s creation, deviations broadly classified as “offenses” and “blasphemies.” Offenses consist of plants and animals that are in any way unusual, and these are publicly burned to the accompaniment of the singing of hymns. Blasphemies are human beings–ones who show any sign of abnormality, however trivial. They are banished from human society, cast out to live in the wild country where, as the authorities say, nothing is reliable and the devil does his work. David grows up surrounded by admonitions: KEEP PURE THE STOCK OF THE LORD; WATCH THOU FOR THE MUTANT. At first he hardly questions them, though he is shocked when his sternly pious father and rigidly compliant mother force his aunt to forsake her baby. It is a while before he realizes that he too is out of the ordinary, in possession of a power that could doom him to death or introduce him to a new, hitherto-unimagined world of freedom. The Chrysalids is a perfectly conceived and constructed work from the classic era of science fiction. It is a Voltairean philosophical tale that has as much resonance in our own day, when genetic and religious fundamentalism are both on the march, as when it was written during the Cold War.]]> 1955 4 0 false Tue Feb 03 06:12:44 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 08:40:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 62654091 2194874 826845 0140013083 9780140013085 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403m/826845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403s/826845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/826845.The_Chrysalids 3.85 1343 THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF DEVIATION
BLESSED IS THE NORM

When David is old enough to realize that, while not visibly abnormal, mentally he - and others - are different, more than human, he is terrified of discovery. He lives in a land threatened by the twisted mutants of the cursed Fringes, a land where genetic conformity is the Will of God, and any quirk, from a minor quirk to a body-warping distortion, marks the sufferer as non-human, to be cruelly abused and ruthlessly cast out.

If their ability to communicate using thought alone is found out, David and his friends could be in terrible danger. They would have to run - but where to? And who is this new, distant thought-voice they can hear? Could it be from the impossible glittering cities that David has dreamt of, places from the past, from before God sent this terrible earth-scorching destruction to punish the wicked? And might it hold the key to their freedom...?

[from the back cover]]]> 1955 5 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Wed Jul 08 12:32:49 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 12:52:26 -0700 2009
When David befriends a girl with a slight abnormality, he begins to understand the nature of fear and oppression. T...more...]]> 57143718 875001 826845 0140013083 9780140013085 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403m/826845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403s/826845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/826845.The_Chrysalids 3.85 1343 THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF DEVIATION
BLESSED IS THE NORM

When David is old enough to realize that, while not visibly abnormal, mentally he - and others - are different, more than human, he is terrified of discovery. He lives in a land threatened by the twisted mutants of the cursed Fringes, a land where genetic conformity is the Will of God, and any quirk, from a minor quirk to a body-warping distortion, marks the sufferer as non-human, to be cruelly abused and ruthlessly cast out.

If their ability to communicate using thought alone is found out, David and his friends could be in terrible danger. They would have to run - but where to? And who is this new, distant thought-voice they can hear? Could it be from the impossible glittering cities that David has dreamt of, places from the past, from before God sent this terrible earth-scorching destruction to punish the wicked? And might it hold the key to their freedom...?

[from the back cover]]]> 1955 3 0 false Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 08:17:52 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 08:18:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 38049632 1163247 826845 0140013083 9780140013085 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403m/826845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403s/826845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/826845.The_Chrysalids 3.85 1343 THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF DEVIATION
BLESSED IS THE NORM

When David is old enough to realize that, while not visibly abnormal, mentally he - and others - are different, more than human, he is terrified of discovery. He lives in a land threatened by the twisted mutants of the cursed Fringes, a land where genetic conformity is the Will of God, and any quirk, from a minor quirk to a body-warping distortion, marks the sufferer as non-human, to be cruelly abused and ruthlessly cast out.

If their ability to communicate using thought alone is found out, David and his friends could be in terrible danger. They would have to run - but where to? And who is this new, distant thought-voice they can hear? Could it be from the impossible glittering cities that David has dreamt of, places from the past, from before God sent this terrible earth-scorching destruction to punish the wicked? And might it hold the key to their freedom...?

[from the back cover]]]> 1955 4 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 18 10:17:24 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 17:00:37 -0800 2008 more...]]> 69132942 2159999 2460478 1590172922 9781590172926 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256073387m/2460478.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256073387s/2460478.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2460478.The_Chrysalids 3.85 1343 The Chrysalids is set in the future after a devastating global nuclear war. David, the young hero of the novel, lives in a tight-knit community of religious and genetic fundamentalists, who exist in a state of constant alert for any deviation from what they perceive as the norm of God’s creation, deviations broadly classified as “offenses” and “blasphemies.” Offenses consist of plants and animals that are in any way unusual, and these are publicly burned to the accompaniment of the singing of hymns. Blasphemies are human beings–ones who show any sign of abnormality, however trivial. They are banished from human society, cast out to live in the wild country where, as the authorities say, nothing is reliable and the devil does his work. David grows up surrounded by admonitions: KEEP PURE THE STOCK OF THE LORD; WATCH THOU FOR THE MUTANT. At first he hardly questions them, though he is shocked when his sternly pious father and rigidly compliant mother force his aunt to forsake her baby. It is a while before he realizes that he too is out of the ordinary, in possession of a power that could doom him to death or introduce him to a new, hitherto-unimagined world of freedom. The Chrysalids is a perfectly conceived and constructed work from the classic era of science fiction. It is a Voltairean philosophical tale that has as much resonance in our own day, when genetic and religious fundamentalism are both on the march, as when it was written during the Cold War.]]> 1955 3 0 true Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 15:00:42 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 21:48:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 70690391 2719142 826845 0140013083 9780140013085 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403m/826845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403s/826845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/826845.The_Chrysalids 3.85 1343 THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF DEVIATION
BLESSED IS THE NORM

When David is old enough to realize that, while not visibly abnormal, mentally he - and others - are different, more than human, he is terrified of discovery. He lives in a land threatened by the twisted mutants of the cursed Fringes, a land where genetic conformity is the Will of God, and any quirk, from a minor quirk to a body-warping distortion, marks the sufferer as non-human, to be cruelly abused and ruthlessly cast out.

If their ability to communicate using thought alone is found out, David and his friends could be in terrible danger. They would have to run - but where to? And who is this new, distant thought-voice they can hear? Could it be from the impossible glittering cities that David has dreamt of, places from the past, from before God sent this terrible earth-scorching destruction to punish the wicked? And might it hold the key to their freedom...?

[from the back cover]]]> 1955 5 0 true Sun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 23:19:11 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 09:46:38 -0700 2009 2
I like Uncle Axel, including "I'm telling you, that a lot of people saying that a thing is so, doesn't prove it is so." The gentleman introducing the bo...more...]]> 56904923 1269863 2460478 1590172922 9781590172926 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256073387m/2460478.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256073387s/2460478.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2460478.The_Chrysalids 3.85 1343 The Chrysalids is set in the future after a devastating global nuclear war. David, the young hero of the novel, lives in a tight-knit community of religious and genetic fundamentalists, who exist in a state of constant alert for any deviation from what they perceive as the norm of God’s creation, deviations broadly classified as “offenses” and “blasphemies.” Offenses consist of plants and animals that are in any way unusual, and these are publicly burned to the accompaniment of the singing of hymns. Blasphemies are human beings–ones who show any sign of abnormality, however trivial. They are banished from human society, cast out to live in the wild country where, as the authorities say, nothing is reliable and the devil does his work. David grows up surrounded by admonitions: KEEP PURE THE STOCK OF THE LORD; WATCH THOU FOR THE MUTANT. At first he hardly questions them, though he is shocked when his sternly pious father and rigidly compliant mother force his aunt to forsake her baby. It is a while before he realizes that he too is out of the ordinary, in possession of a power that could doom him to death or introduce him to a new, hitherto-unimagined world of freedom. The Chrysalids is a perfectly conceived and constructed work from the classic era of science fiction. It is a Voltairean philosophical tale that has as much resonance in our own day, when genetic and religious fundamentalism are both on the march, as when it was written during the Cold War.]]> 1955 5 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 17:59:33 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 06:37:22 -0700 2009 1
And "The Chrysalids" (though I'm still trying to figure out the title) is one of the most wonderfully creative, perfectly ambiguous pieces of dystopian lit. I've ever read.

Here's the set up:

Post...more...]]> 40773301 573080 826845 0140013083 9780140013085 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403m/826845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403s/826845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/826845.The_Chrysalids 3.85 1343 THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF DEVIATION
BLESSED IS THE NORM

When David is old enough to realize that, while not visibly abnormal, mentally he - and others - are different, more than human, he is terrified of discovery. He lives in a land threatened by the twisted mutants of the cursed Fringes, a land where genetic conformity is the Will of God, and any quirk, from a minor quirk to a body-warping distortion, marks the sufferer as non-human, to be cruelly abused and ruthlessly cast out.

If their ability to communicate using thought alone is found out, David and his friends could be in terrible danger. They would have to run - but where to? And who is this new, distant thought-voice they can hear? Could it be from the impossible glittering cities that David has dreamt of, places from the past, from before God sent this terrible earth-scorching destruction to punish the wicked? And might it hold the key to their freedom...?

[from the back cover]]]> 1955 4 0 false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 12:44:50 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 19:53:40 -0800 2009 very good and still relevant. Almost theological and phil...more...]]> 42777559 42934 826845 0140013083 9780140013085 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403m/826845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403s/826845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/826845.The_Chrysalids 3.85 1343 THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF DEVIATION
BLESSED IS THE NORM

When David is old enough to realize that, while not visibly abnormal, mentally he - and others - are different, more than human, he is terrified of discovery. He lives in a land threatened by the twisted mutants of the cursed Fringes, a land where genetic conformity is the Will of God, and any quirk, from a minor quirk to a body-warping distortion, marks the sufferer as non-human, to be cruelly abused and ruthlessly cast out.

If their ability to communicate using thought alone is found out, David and his friends could be in terrible danger. They would have to run - but where to? And who is this new, distant thought-voice they can hear? Could it be from the impossible glittering cities that David has dreamt of, places from the past, from before God sent this terrible earth-scorching destruction to punish the wicked? And might it hold the key to their freedom...?

[from the back cover]]]> 1955 2 0 false Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 07:32:48 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 06:44:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 79613804 2997181 826845 0140013083 9780140013085 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403m/826845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403s/826845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/826845.The_Chrysalids 3.85 1343 THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF DEVIATION
BLESSED IS THE NORM

When David is old enough to realize that, while not visibly abnormal, mentally he - and others - are different, more than human, he is terrified of discovery. He lives in a land threatened by the twisted mutants of the cursed Fringes, a land where genetic conformity is the Will of God, and any quirk, from a minor quirk to a body-warping distortion, marks the sufferer as non-human, to be cruelly abused and ruthlessly cast out.

If their ability to communicate using thought alone is found out, David and his friends could be in terrible danger. They would have to run - but where to? And who is this new, distant thought-voice they can hear? Could it be from the impossible glittering cities that David has dreamt of, places from the past, from before God sent this terrible earth-scorching destruction to punish the wicked? And might it hold the key to their freedom...?

[from the back cover]]]> 1955 4 0 false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 01 23:37:20 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 00:47:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 73090674 1364077 2460478 1590172922 9781590172926 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256073387m/2460478.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256073387s/2460478.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2460478.The_Chrysalids 3.85 1343 The Chrysalids is set in the future after a devastating global nuclear war. David, the young hero of the novel, lives in a tight-knit community of religious and genetic fundamentalists, who exist in a state of constant alert for any deviation from what they perceive as the norm of God’s creation, deviations broadly classified as “offenses” and “blasphemies.” Offenses consist of plants and animals that are in any way unusual, and these are publicly burned to the accompaniment of the singing of hymns. Blasphemies are human beings–ones who show any sign of abnormality, however trivial. They are banished from human society, cast out to live in the wild country where, as the authorities say, nothing is reliable and the devil does his work. David grows up surrounded by admonitions: KEEP PURE THE STOCK OF THE LORD; WATCH THOU FOR THE MUTANT. At first he hardly questions them, though he is shocked when his sternly pious father and rigidly compliant mother force his aunt to forsake her baby. It is a while before he realizes that he too is out of the ordinary, in possession of a power that could doom him to death or introduce him to a new, hitherto-unimagined world of freedom. The Chrysalids is a perfectly conceived and constructed work from the classic era of science fiction. It is a Voltairean philosophical tale that has as much resonance in our own day, when genetic and religious fundamentalism are both on the march, as when it was written during the Cold War.]]> 1955 4 0 false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 08:10:24 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 08:45:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 46215788 2027592 826845 0140013083 9780140013085 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403m/826845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403s/826845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/826845.The_Chrysalids 3.85 1343 THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF DEVIATION
BLESSED IS THE NORM

When David is old enough to realize that, while not visibly abnormal, mentally he - and others - are different, more than human, he is terrified of discovery. He lives in a land threatened by the twisted mutants of the cursed Fringes, a land where genetic conformity is the Will of God, and any quirk, from a minor quirk to a body-warping distortion, marks the sufferer as non-human, to be cruelly abused and ruthlessly cast out.

If their ability to communicate using thought alone is found out, David and his friends could be in terrible danger. They would have to run - but where to? And who is this new, distant thought-voice they can hear? Could it be from the impossible glittering cities that David has dreamt of, places from the past, from before God sent this terrible earth-scorching destruction to punish the wicked? And might it hold the key to their freedom...?

[from the back cover]]]> 1955 5 0 false Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Fri Feb 13 01:42:24 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 01:48:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 70697254 1477266 826845 0140013083 9780140013085 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403m/826845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403s/826845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/826845.The_Chrysalids 3.85 1343 THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF DEVIATION
BLESSED IS THE NORM

When David is old enough to realize that, while not visibly abnormal, mentally he - and others - are different, more than human, he is terrified of discovery. He lives in a land threatened by the twisted mutants of the cursed Fringes, a land where genetic conformity is the Will of God, and any quirk, from a minor quirk to a body-warping distortion, marks the sufferer as non-human, to be cruelly abused and ruthlessly cast out.

If their ability to communicate using thought alone is found out, David and his friends could be in terrible danger. They would have to run - but where to? And who is this new, distant thought-voice they can hear? Could it be from the impossible glittering cities that David has dreamt of, places from the past, from before God sent this terrible earth-scorching destruction to punish the wicked? And might it hold the key to their freedom...?

[from the back cover]]]> 1955 4 0 false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 03:45:09 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 12:41:08 -0700 2009
The quest for genetic purity is paramount to the inhabitants and has become their dogma. Trangressors, be it ...more...]]> 43878173 320190 2460478 1590172922 9781590172926 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256073387m/2460478.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256073387s/2460478.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2460478.The_Chrysalids 3.85 1343 The Chrysalids is set in the future after a devastating global nuclear war. David, the young hero of the novel, lives in a tight-knit community of religious and genetic fundamentalists, who exist in a state of constant alert for any deviation from what they perceive as the norm of God’s creation, deviations broadly classified as “offenses” and “blasphemies.” Offenses consist of plants and animals that are in any way unusual, and these are publicly burned to the accompaniment of the singing of hymns. Blasphemies are human beings–ones who show any sign of abnormality, however trivial. They are banished from human society, cast out to live in the wild country where, as the authorities say, nothing is reliable and the devil does his work. David grows up surrounded by admonitions: KEEP PURE THE STOCK OF THE LORD; WATCH THOU FOR THE MUTANT. At first he hardly questions them, though he is shocked when his sternly pious father and rigidly compliant mother force his aunt to forsake her baby. It is a while before he realizes that he too is out of the ordinary, in possession of a power that could doom him to death or introduce him to a new, hitherto-unimagined world of freedom. The Chrysalids is a perfectly conceived and constructed work from the classic era of science fiction. It is a Voltairean philosophical tale that has as much resonance in our own day, when genetic and religious fundamentalism are both on the march, as when it was written during the Cold War.]]> 1955 3 0 false Wed Jan 21 18:58:38 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 18:58:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 44974039 1925785 826845 0140013083 9780140013085 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403m/826845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403s/826845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/826845.The_Chrysalids 3.85 1343 THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF DEVIATION
BLESSED IS THE NORM

When David is old enough to realize that, while not visibly abnormal, mentally he - and others - are different, more than human, he is terrified of discovery. He lives in a land threatened by the twisted mutants of the cursed Fringes, a land where genetic conformity is the Will of God, and any quirk, from a minor quirk to a body-warping distortion, marks the sufferer as non-human, to be cruelly abused and ruthlessly cast out.

If their ability to communicate using thought alone is found out, David and his friends could be in terrible danger. They would have to run - but where to? And who is this new, distant thought-voice they can hear? Could it be from the impossible glittering cities that David has dreamt of, places from the past, from before God sent this terrible earth-scorching destruction to punish the wicked? And might it hold the key to their freedom...?

[from the back cover]]]> 1955 4 0 true Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Sat Jan 31 13:35:21 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 13:49:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 43322682 887727 2460478 1590172922 9781590172926 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256073387m/2460478.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256073387s/2460478.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2460478.The_Chrysalids 3.85 1343 The Chrysalids is set in the future after a devastating global nuclear war. David, the young hero of the novel, lives in a tight-knit community of religious and genetic fundamentalists, who exist in a state of constant alert for any deviation from what they perceive as the norm of God’s creation, deviations broadly classified as “offenses” and “blasphemies.” Offenses consist of plants and animals that are in any way unusual, and these are publicly burned to the accompaniment of the singing of hymns. Blasphemies are human beings–ones who show any sign of abnormality, however trivial. They are banished from human society, cast out to live in the wild country where, as the authorities say, nothing is reliable and the devil does his work. David grows up surrounded by admonitions: KEEP PURE THE STOCK OF THE LORD; WATCH THOU FOR THE MUTANT. At first he hardly questions them, though he is shocked when his sternly pious father and rigidly compliant mother force his aunt to forsake her baby. It is a while before he realizes that he too is out of the ordinary, in possession of a power that could doom him to death or introduce him to a new, hitherto-unimagined world of freedom. The Chrysalids is a perfectly conceived and constructed work from the classic era of science fiction. It is a Voltairean philosophical tale that has as much resonance in our own day, when genetic and religious fundamentalism are both on the march, as when it was written during the Cold War.]]> 1955 5 0 false Fri Jan 16 22:31:09 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 22:36:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 32909841 1219189 826845 0140013083 9780140013085 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403m/826845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178729403s/826845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/826845.The_Chrysalids 3.85 1343 THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF DEVIATION
BLESSED IS THE NORM

When David is old enough to realize that, while not visibly abnormal, mentally he - and others - are different, more than human, he is terrified of discovery. He lives in a land threatened by the twisted mutants of the cursed Fringes, a land where genetic conformity is the Will of God, and any quirk, from a minor quirk to a body-warping distortion, marks the sufferer as non-human, to be cruelly abused and ruthlessly cast out.

If their ability to communicate using thought alone is found out, David and his friends could be in terrible danger. They would have to run - but where to? And who is this new, distant thought-voice they can hear? Could it be from the impossible glittering cities that David has dreamt of, places from the past, from before God sent this terrible earth-scorching destruction to punish the wicked? And might it hold the key to their freedom...?

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