Half Past Human (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas J. Bassler
- First Published: 1974
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—future history
- Time of Work: 2349 and an unspecified amount of time before and after that date
- Setting: The Hive, various locations on Earth, and a new world
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Escapes, Future, Other worlds, Space ships, stations, or vehicles, Earth, Robots or robotics, Computers, Evolution, Subterranean or underground regions
- Locales: Earth, alternate versions of
The Plot
T. J. Bass’s Half Past Human and The Godwhale tell the story of humanitys struggle to survive in a world controlled by the regimented Big Earth Society, known as the Big ES or the Hive. The citizens of the Big ES are the weak descendants of humanity, known as Nebishes. Most of these beings cannot stand exposure to the sun and must live in underground cities. In both novels, a group of people who are genetically closer to humanity than the Nebishes rebel against the structured society of the Big ES. The rebels engage in a desperate struggle for survival...
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