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Als Julian erfährt, daß die Übereinstimmung der Soldierboy-Operatoren dem ganzen Universum Frieden bringen kann, erfinden die Nanoforgen etwas, womit die Menschheit sich selbst komplett zerstören kann. Es beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit, denn die Frage ist, welche der beiden Sachen wird zuerst eintreten. Obwohl Forever Peace einen ganz ähnlichen Titel wie der klassische Roman The Forever War von Joe Haldeman hat, sagt er, daß es keine Fortsetzung ist.
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I can't help but think that this piece would have been better as a collection of three short stories. There are three basic stories that are occuring in the novel: Julian's struggle with his humanity, the Jupiter Project, and the humanization project. Going too deeply into any of these would ruin the story for those who wish to read it, but the plots aren't intertwined.
In fact, Julian's struggle with his humanity takes a sudden vacation as the focus of the book shifts to the Jupiter Project. The same occurs for the shift to the humanization project.
The disparity in pace, tone and execution is a bit unnerving, especially when you're really into a portion of the book. I was often disappointed with the sudden change in perspective, and it didn't do much to further my immersion into the story.
Despite these setbacks, the book does have a keen emotional base. Some of the concepts brought forth have profound social and mental considerations which are enjoyable to contemplate. The story is fast-paced, albiet unevenly, and it is a good recreational read.
I've long been interested in issues around the man<=>machine interface. Contemporary computers, keyboards and screens have remarkably extended our intellectual reach to the robotic exploration of outer, local and inner space. We have developed formidable interpretive methods that enable us to synthesize and deduce reliable information from often unrelated signals spread over time, form and distance.
The ultimate realization of such an extension of man and machine might well be Haldeman's "soldier boys". In this exciting and suspenseful novel he has craftily perfected this interface so that "mechanics" located great distances from the soldier boy machines have complete sensory and functional control.
Even more wonderful, he has humanized the interface by linking the multiple minds, histories and realities of the several or many persons that "jack" together.
His vision of the consequences of such a linking, and how vividly he expressed it, fascinated me. I found the characters and the concepts extremely interesting, intense and believable. The suspense built right up to a thrilling conclusion that left me slightly breathless and just itching to sit down and say something about it.
For readers who like to ponder our possible futures this is a fine vision to add to their collection.
And it's not. Whereas FOREVER WAR was an imaginative metaphor for Vietnam, FOREVER PEACE is a dull... Lesen Sie weiter...
Is it worth reading? Not in my opinion.
I hate to say it, but this book was a big disappointment. Lesen Sie weiter...
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