- Taschenbuch: 192 Seiten
- Verlag: iUniverse (26. April 2010)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1450222366
- ISBN-13: 978-1450222365
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 15,2 x 22,9 x 1,1 cm
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Question not a perfect world. Question ... not at all. Such is the fundamental dilemma explored in Andropia. Andropia is the world's last city, a utopia for its citizens known as Andropians. They exist to please the Maker, he who created them in his floating Citadel. Andropians cheerfully question nothing as they go about unnecessarily purifying air, cleaning water, and raising livestock. When Isaac arrives from the Citadel, his many questions lead other Andropians to compare him to the deviant Amelia. Soon Amelia and Isaac's paths cross, and she persuades him to help rescue their people. For she long ago discovered a suspected harbinger of destruction, an object that could mean the end of life as they know it. Isaac and Amelia invade the Citadel and confront the Maker, but nothing could have prepared them for what they learn and their final fates. Tales of Andropia is a series of eight short stories illuminating significant moments of the novella such as the arrival of the Maker, the birth of Andropia, the unwavering pursuit of purpose among noteworthy Andropians, and the moment Andropia irrevocably changes forevermore.
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Born between blizzards in 1977, Scott William Foley grew up in Beardstown, IL. At the tender age of four, his babysitter introduced him to the magnificent world of comic books and, more specifically, Batman. By five, Foley regularly created his own comic books which his mother and father never failed to mark as the work of a genius. In fourth grade, Foley's teacher thrust him into the amazing world of Narnia, and these books, along with his predilection for comics, served as the catalyst for an explosion of the imagination. By high school, Foley had become a Beardstown Tiger and participated in football, basketball, and track. He also read feverishly, enjoying the work of Wells, Stoker, Shelley, Stevenson, Irving, James, Hugo, and Rice. Amazingly, it would be several years before he discovered King. A chronic doodler, Foley created dozens of characters he dreamt of writing and drawing one day. Most of them have never been publicly unveiled, but some have made it into his modern-day prose. One of his first publishing opportunities arrived when Foley got upset by an event at school and wrote a poem in order to voice his protest. He sent the poem to the local newspaper, and, as fate would have it, they published it. It probably served to confuse the majority of the town, but it was a neat moment for him. In 1995, Foley attended Illinois State University, majoring in English. Those years gave his raw imagination its first inkling of structure and nuance, thanks mostly to his creative composition classes and the work of Fitzgerald, Twain, Eliot, Shakespeare, Joyce, Forster, Heller, Burgess, and Rushdie. During his time at ISU, Foley found another publishing opportunity. Through sheer luck, he landed a job creating comic strips and political cartoons for the school newspaper. His first strip was about a bungling superhero called The Adventures of Nut Hut, but, when ideas for Nut Hut waned, Foley created a new strip s
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a World-View Changing Story
8. Juni 2010
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Andropia, Scott William Foley's intriguing novel reminiscent of utopian and distopian fiction, presents a number of big questions. What does it mean to be alive? What constitutes humanity? Should we question authority, and if so, why? What is our purpose in life? Does futility mock all endeavors? This slim book rivets attention from the first page, making it nearly impossible to put down until the last word is read. Foley also incorporates many historical and literary references into his story, and though a reader doesn't need to know these references to enjoy the book, they enrich the writing by evoking concepts that further add to the significance of his science fiction thesis.
The story consists of two parts, the first, a novel that includes the questions mentioned above and populated with a number of engaging characters. The second part consists of eight stories, seven of which are backstories to the novel. Although the novel and the stories can each stand alone, taken together, they extend the questions and provide a deep dive into the complexity of existence.
Among the many attractive characters are Isaac and Amelia, the two heroes of the novel. Readers will identify with these characters, eagerly follow their activities, and when the final questions are answered, will realize that everything we know and everything we believe will be turned upside down. Parts of the story I still can't get out of my thoughts, and the more I think about it, the more questions arise. Andropia is in some ways subversive, in many ways disturbing, and in all ways a thoroughly good read!
The story consists of two parts, the first, a novel that includes the questions mentioned above and populated with a number of engaging characters. The second part consists of eight stories, seven of which are backstories to the novel. Although the novel and the stories can each stand alone, taken together, they extend the questions and provide a deep dive into the complexity of existence.
Among the many attractive characters are Isaac and Amelia, the two heroes of the novel. Readers will identify with these characters, eagerly follow their activities, and when the final questions are answered, will realize that everything we know and everything we believe will be turned upside down. Parts of the story I still can't get out of my thoughts, and the more I think about it, the more questions arise. Andropia is in some ways subversive, in many ways disturbing, and in all ways a thoroughly good read!
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Andropia - another fine offering from Scott William Foley
3. August 2010
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This book pulls you in from the start, and keeps your interest peaked until the end. It's progression stimulated my mind and caused me to question authority, life, pursuit of happiness, the future, the past. A very easy read that sticks in your thoughts long after the last page has ended. I highly recommend Andropia, another awesome read from the mind of Scott William Foley.
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Andropia - a great story!
9. Juli 2010
Format:Taschenbuch
I loved Andropia! I started reading it on the El train to work, and I rapidly got pulled into the story as it developed from chapter to chapter. It got to the point where I couldn't wait to get on the train, so that I could read more of it! I like Foley's technique of closing chapters with a cliffhanger, and I liked the short stories at the end too, which really added great background details to the main story. It was a very quick read, and it definitely made me think deeper as I was trying to figure out what was coming next.
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