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Le Colosse Anarchique
Le Colosse Anarchique
The Anarchistic Colossus...takes place in a future Earth where anarchy has become a way of life - it is, however, a very special branch of anarchy, one that is controlled by the mysterious Kirlian computers...and one that must deal with a race of aliens who look upon the conquest of Earth as part of a very entertaining game...
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by J'ai lu
(first published 1977)
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An alien race whose ruling cast has the hobby of destroying other civilisations is about to invade an anarchistic Earth where peace and order are maintained by a worldwide array of sensors that prevent all acts of violence by detecting emotions / mood swings, their work (aliens', that is) being made easier due to their um, telepathic control (?) skills. The story isn't particularly exciting in its development, and at times is a bit hard to follow, but the complex anarchistic society van Vogt ima...more
One of those stories based on an excellent premise that didn't quite hit the spot with me
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Alfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author regarded by some as one of the most popular and complex science fiction writers of the mid-twentieth century—the "Golden Age" of the genre.
van Vogt was born to Russian Mennonite family. Until he was four years old, van Vogt and his family spoke only a dialect of Low German in the home.
He began his writing career with 'true story' ro...more
More about A.E. van Vogt...
van Vogt was born to Russian Mennonite family. Until he was four years old, van Vogt and his family spoke only a dialect of Low German in the home.
He began his writing career with 'true story' ro...more
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