My review -
It’s
two hundred years into the future and the old have it all. The ruling Council
consists of Methuselahs – people so old that many are on life-support. They
resent the young and use them almost as slave labour or spare parts. Trey is
brought up in a Youth Reserve where people are educated to do the menial tasks
and are kept compliant with drugs. He escapes and finds a place in the
Underground, a movement working to change society.
I
found this dystopian tale really intriguing. The concept that the old would
fight death even to the extent of attempting cloning or harvesting organs from
their own young is chilling. The sociology explores in this story challenges
the modern idea that the elderly are soaking up resources and puts them in the
driving seat. These old people are active, not passive, in ensuring they can live
for an unfeasibly long time. Some have the ambition to become immortal but members
of the Underground want to return to a fair society. I really enjoyed this story.
I
received a review copy of this book.
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