"Deep thought-provoking cerebral tale"
In the thirty-fifth century, scientists including historian
Mortimer Gray awaken a twenty-second century human Madoc
Tamlin from suspended animation. To his shock, Madoc
learns that his revival was a prototype before the real
effort of bringing back mankind's most important historical
figure perhaps since the first Adam, Adam Zimmerman. When global capitalism collapsed as predicted by the
Marxists only too late for the Communists early in the
twenty-first century, Adam took over the planet and
actually averted an environmental disaster way beyond
biblical proportions. He saved the world with his actions
leading to the development of the emortal post-human
culture based on technology. Madoc realizes that
emortality does not mean perfect cohesiveness and harmony
as factions argue over elements and definitions of
emortality. The six novels that make up Brian Stableford's futuristic
history of humanity are incredible accomplishments that
display what science fiction can achieve. The latest tale,
THE OMEGA EXPEDITION, ties up loose ends while providing a
deep thought-provoking cerebral tale that leaves the
audience to think what is really mankind and how would
immortality impact the soul? None of the sextet is a one-
day read as the complexities seem inhuman for any person to
have written, but worth the time for those fans who take
delight in a brainiac novel and series. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted November 18, 2002
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