3.5
Man Plus
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In the not-too-distant future, a global war over natural resources threatens humanity. Nuclear warships position themselves as the American government works feverishly to colonize Mars. Former astronaut Roger Torraway has agreed to undergo a cybernetic transformation into something new, a being that can survive the rigors of Mars before it is terraformed. As Man Plus, he will be essential to opening the new Martian frontier . . . but not without unprecedented challenges to his humanity.
First published in 1976 to popular and critical acclaim,
is now more relevant than ever. The question of where man will go once the world's food, water, and oil have run out has yet to be answered. Frederick Pohl's novel presents a brilliantly imagined, compellingly possible scenario that has enthralled countless readers.
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Dawid Ligenza
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“Earth is in a troubled state, with a potentially catastrophic war on the horizon. The United States of America is one of the last bastions of democracy and their government is planning on colonising Mars. In most stories of this nature, humanity attempts to terraform the red planet but in this book, they are trying to alter the human form so that it can survive on the hostile surface. This is realised through the Man Plus programme, where we follow a man who undergoes horrific, extreme body modification to turn him into a Martian cyborg. His limbs are replaced with mechanical ones, most of his organs are removed and his skin is entirely swapped out for an artificial one. I found this content quite disturbing.
Our main character has a complicated relationship with his wife and colleagues, which were fairly well done. Ultimately I think that the plot was a bit lacking but the writing was decent and there is a little something extra happening in the background that blows the scope out of the water at the end.”
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“Good! I never saw the end coming.”
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About Frederik Pohl
(1919-2013) was one of science fiction's most important authors. Among his many novels are
, which won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, the Hugo Award, the Locus SF Award, and the Nebula Award;
, which was a finalist for the Hugo and Nebula Awards; and
, which won the 1980 National Book Award in Science Fiction. He also collaborated on classic science fiction novels including
with Cyril M. Kornbluth. Pohl was an award-winning editor of
and
, a book editor at Bantam, and served as president of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He was named a Grand Master of Science Fiction by SFWA in 1993, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
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