My review -
It’s
not often I finish a book and think, well, I’ve never read anything like that
before. The futurists are FBI personnel who detect scientific and technological
advances which will put the future of humanity in danger. They are in the top
1% of humanity, not in terms of income but of intelligence. Our little group of
protagonists are trying to find who is behind an unkillable man, first brought
to their notice through dead bodies which become reanimated.
The
first part of the book is a real action-packed ride but the second part became,
to my mind, more thoughtful. The vision opened out and the view it gave was
unexpectedly broad. There’s a lot of humour and invention in this book but if
you’re allergic to sex and violence in your reading matter, be warned and don’t
upset yourself by reading it. I felt in some cases that the author was writing
this with a big wink. There was a brilliant scene towards the end when four of
the characters drove a psychiatrist to the end of her tether. However, this
layer floated upon another which was deeper, more philosophical and, if you let
yourself take it up, very thought-provoking. A most unusual book and
challenging to some, but I enjoyed it very much.
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