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The Elder 13
No one can die, except when it is time for them to be killed. In the far future, medical advances have evolved to the point that people can control their own lifespan, but the government has decided that two hundred and seventeen years is long enough. A group of thirteen true immortals decides how to rule the world, but cannot seem to govern themselves. A society where everything is private, everything private is watched, and no one watches those watchers. With great regards to works by George Orwell, Margret Atwood, and Aldous Huxley, this dystopian novel shows the harm of medical over reach, government control, and the risk of a growing population.
146 pages, Paperback
First published December 23, 2014
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March 3, 2019
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This is an interesting story. The premise is that humans aren't really dying anymore. It has been decreed by the Elder 13 that humans will retire to sector 7 upon their 217th "name day" where they will live forever with their family in a blissful existence unless, somehow, they die.
There is some interesting world building - establishing the Elder 13. This is a really intriguing story with some very interesting morality/humanity issues to think about. There is some violence, however, I thought fit well into the story but might be jarring for those who are sensitive. While I found most of the story to be thought provoking - there were religious references which did not really belong and then, there is a bizarre S&M scene, which, to me, felt like it was added for shock value.
I listened to this book -- the narrator, Steve Campbell, did a really good job conveying the dreary atmosphere and the inhumanity.
This is an interesting story. The premise is that humans aren't really dying anymore. It has been decreed by the Elder 13 that humans will retire to sector 7 upon their 217th "name day" where they will live forever with their family in a blissful existence unless, somehow, they die.
There is some interesting world building - establishing the Elder 13. This is a really intriguing story with some very interesting morality/humanity issues to think about. There is some violence, however, I thought fit well into the story but might be jarring for those who are sensitive. While I found most of the story to be thought provoking - there were religious references which did not really belong and then, there is a bizarre S&M scene, which, to me, felt like it was added for shock value.
I listened to this book -- the narrator, Steve Campbell, did a really good job conveying the dreary atmosphere and the inhumanity.
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