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Kane's Odyssey
Rufus Kane is a born rebel. Forced to flee from the tightly controlled life of an isolated commune, he finds safety in a large city. But his dream of freedom to live is soon shattered. He is betrayed by a friend and his incredible trial reveals a society gone mad. Law and order are absolute, human rights have surrendered to fear. Hope has vanished fromt he world. In this exciting tale, Jeff Clinton is at his storytelling best. Rufus becomes a rebel with a cause: the creation of a world fit for men!
- GenresScience Fiction
190 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1976
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February 7, 2023
This slim novel by Jack M. Bickham, published as by Jeff Clinton, is a nice piece of social science fiction. Rufus Kane is a farmer in a "family commune" somewhere near Taos, New Mexico, in a post-apocalyptic world riddled by the effects of industrial pollution and nuclear fallout. Kane's world crumbles when he discovers the elders of the commune are lying about almost everything. He escapes to a nearby city, but the secrets propping-up the fragile American society threaten the life Kane has carefully built.
There is something here about the nature of identity, freedom, truth, and how we barter these concepts for the security of living in society. No answers are provided, but the questions are what's important here. A solid tale with enough twists and ideas to keep it interesting until the last page.
There is something here about the nature of identity, freedom, truth, and how we barter these concepts for the security of living in society. No answers are provided, but the questions are what's important here. A solid tale with enough twists and ideas to keep it interesting until the last page.
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