One Man against a World.
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Vance's best work. There are portions of commentary that startle the reader with their application to real life.
 For example, "I never dispute other people's opinions of myself" said Reith.
 Dordolio was a man Reith found impossible to take seriously.
 An incense stick fell to the floor where it began to smolder. Reith picked it up and replaced it on the tray. "Why do you do that"? asked Helsse in sardonic wonder. "You must supply your own answer", answered Reith.
There are many similar gems, including exquisite, longer exchanges between man and aliens that spotlight the inherent cultural differences between two species. Vance has a wonderful skill at presenting to the reader such matters with detail, and even humor.
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Just another day. Milton is man with many talents, he can blend in and kill at will. He travels all over the world and just gets it done. He has some close calls yet he seems to make it out safely. A good action story.
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A good story about a man who has the courage to do what is right in being human again in a dystopian world where feelings are criminalised. Great fight scenes with "gun katas" in action!
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Jump into a future world becoming more and more like the world today.

Mr. Pohl paints a tale of what a "Cool War" means. One of sabotage, assasination, and terror. Large governments are run by their bureacracies, more concerned about their own power games than the well being of their citizens.

Written in 1981, this enjoyable short book has much to say about our current world.
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Very well done!  Shows what one person can do in the face of major opposition.
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This is an adventurer story like the good old days. Rather than have a protagonist with various weaknesses and problems, we have a strong man facing impossible odds for the sake of justice. A fine read by a man who knows what he is talking about.
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Far down in the Artic, there is an unknown lab where a man has created two people. He comes across as a mad scientist, but he is ready to leave the world as we know it and change it so that he can live as an immortal in a paradise. Currently, the world is full of corruption and lies and a media journalist wants to get to the bottom of whats going on. Strange things are happening around him as well as a sinister phone call. He decides to go and have a look himself. Soon he realises hes in well over his head and has to obstruct a plan to save the rest of the world. Its different than most science fiction books I normally read. I found it hard to get into but it was still an okay read.
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The book does a nice job of blending known ecological issues to create a scenario where the humans are no longer in control.  Basically, man's eternal struggle to avoid externination at the hands of his own species.
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Life or death.  We all fight for something.  Mankind in general is defiantly worth fighting for against all odds.
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shows the two different sides of mankind. the struggle between good and evil within us all.
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Superboy is still trapped. In the this world world wear mutant rule scar world. And he is still trying to leave this world and returned to his world.
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This is a very provocative work and I really appreciated being confronted with this issue:  the master of world builders takes on a timeless issue of the ages:  whose land is it?
Jack Vance had travelled extensively in southern Africa and was well acquainted with apartheid and racial bigotry.  This story is very different than his Cugel saga or the Dying Earth.  It is a world with many parallels to our own.  Ignore the skin color and other decorations, this story could almost be placed on our earth, but with an unusual twist.

Who is native?  Who owns the land?  If someone conquers a land by brute force, does he have a right to his possession more than the ones he overwhelmed?  This theme can be applied recursively:  when there has been a series of conquerors, who really has rights of ownership?  Isn't it really:  I stole it fair and square.  Possession is 90% of ownership!
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An unfortunate stance by an angry black man. Unfortunately he believes the white machine is keeping blacks impoverished but he fails to look back on his own race and evaluate why they are not progressing in such a progressive world.
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Tom Friedman has captured the dilemma facing the world today-the rapid pace of change and the lack of trust among us. There is hope but seems to be a paucity of leadership and individual will in too many places to solve this dilemma. He and I hope that will change
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Interesting read about a young man's struggle to find his place in his world. A bit more detailed than I would have wished
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This work by Mr. Berg is most impressive.  A man torn by much inner conflict put his best efforts forward to chart a goal for a much more humane world.
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GREAT BOOK.....It fits with the normal society being dragged kicking and screaming into the new world order
of kill or be killed.....survive by out-thinking an opponent......lot's of great action!!!