William Mandela is a genetic throwback, one of the small group of humans who fought and survived the Forever War. They returned to find humanity has evolved into a group mind called Man. Seeking familiarity, the veterans seek to live a normal life on a harsh planet they've named Middle Finger. Man is happy with the arrangement, seeing the humans as a genetic failsafe, a baseline to return to if successive generations of Man corrupt its group mind. Surrounded by a society that is too autocratic and intrusive, living a dull existence which cannot compare to the certainties of...Read more
William Mandela is a genetic throwback, one of the small group of humans who fought and survived the Forever War. They returned to find humanity has evolved into a group mind called Man. Seeking familiarity, the veterans seek to live a normal life on a harsh planet they've named Middle Finger. Man is happy with the arrangement, seeing the humans as a genetic failsafe, a baseline to return to if successive generations of Man corrupt its group mind. Surrounded by a society that is too autocratic and intrusive, living a dull existence which cannot compare to the certainties of combat and feeling increasingly alienated, the veterans plan an escape to the future by means of space travel and relativity. But when their ship starts to fail, their journey becomes a search for the Unknown, the elusive entity responsible.
- ISBN10 1504039572
- ISBN13 9781504039574
- Publish Date 27 September 2016 (first published 1 December 1999)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Open Road Media Science & Fantasy
- Edition Digital Original ed.
- Format eBook
- Pages 214
- Language English
