Der globale Eingriff. ( Science Fiction Klassiker).

by James White

Da anni ci sentiamo dire che la nostra società è una grande malata,che il nostro mondo ha bisogno di cure urgenti e radicali. E così pensano anche i medici, le infermiere, i poliziotti che fanno il loro ingrato dovere in questo romanzo, ambientato in un futuro non troppo lontano, fra crescente degradazione urabana, crescente terrorismo, crescente affollamento, e sempre più disperata mancanza di energia. Ma ecco che da una serie di casi clinici e criminali, in apparenza isolati e casuali, comincia a emergere un vago disegno, una più vasta e coerente macchinazione. Ci sono singolari coincidenze, strane sparizioni di documenti, complicità ad alto livello. Una congiura? Ma di chi? Contro chi? Nessuno sospetta che si sta preparando una fantastica operazione chirurgica. Nessuno immagina chi abbia in mano il bisturi definitivo.

Genres: Science Fiction

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First published January 1, 1979

About the author

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James White was a Northern Irish author of science fiction novellas, short stories and novels. He was born in Belfast and returned there after spending some early years in Canada. He became a fan of science fiction in 1941 and co-wrote two fan magazines, from 1948 to 1953 and 1952 to 1965. Encouraged by other fans, White began publishing short stories in 1953, and his first novel was published in 1957. His best-known novels were the twelve of the Sector General series, the first published in 1962 and the last after his death. White also published nine other novels, two of which were nominated for major awards, unsuccessfully.

White abhorred violence, and medical and other emergencies were the sources of dramatic tension in his stories. The "Sector General" series is regarded as defining the genre of medical science fiction, and as introducing a memorable crew of aliens. Although missing winning the most prestigious honours four times, White gained other awards for specific works and for contributions to science fiction. He was also Guest-of-Honour of several conventions.

Reviews

[Tim Poston · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aliens aiming to restart humanity by killing (debriding) all but ten million of us and reforming the remainder… and we see their point of view.

[Sean Randall · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was actually a pretty clever way of finding out about an alien invasion. You do have to cerebrate; White's path through the English language meanders not unpleasantly but with tortuous precision for one expecting a modern story, and yet it's a delightfully clever take on a very old idea.

[Davide · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un libro nella media, senza particolari colpi di scena o personaggi memorabili. Offre tuttavia interessanti spunti di riflessione sulla società e il mondo in cui viviamo.

[Steve Clark]

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[Cheryl]

White was a pacifist who lived in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.