Double Illusion

by Philip E. High

First thus hardcover in very good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Jacket is sunned and foxed in places. Edges are creased and nicked, including small tears. Board spine ends are slightly bumped, and page block is lightly blemished. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW

142 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1966

Reviews

[Derelict Space Sheep · Rating 2 out of 5]

While the central premise remains relevant—humanity entrusting itself to an AI but installing a kill switch that sends it crazy—High’s execution is amateurish, adding layer after extraneous, unpolished layer to turn an intriguing short story idea into a flabby novel.

[Wilde Sky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Set four hundred years from now (on Earth) - society is rotten and an all powerful computer is built to take care of the world, but a fault it its design leads to authoritarian rule.

I enjoyed this book, it has a clever storyline. Some of the writing, action descriptions and characters are poor - but overall (considering it was written 30 odd years ago) the plot still came across as being fairly original / well thought out.