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Description edit
Larry Dever, having lost his legs in a freak accident, spends the next 2,000 or so years going in and out of suspended animation in the attempt to get himself a new set. In that time, society changes considerably. To say the least.
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Characters/People edit
- Larry Dever: protagonist who never wanted more than to have his sex life back
- Harlan: Tweenwaller
- Opal: Benthic woman
- Rorqual Maru: Cyborg plankton harvester made out of a humpbacked whale
- Iron Trilobite: servomech who sees Rorqual Maru as his deity
- Drum: a retired musician
- A.R.N.O.L.D.: Augmented Renal Nucleus Of Larry Dever -- a cloned superman
- Ode: a professional chess player
Quotes edit
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“Tell me about your true humans.”
Iron Trilobite
Setting & Locations edit
Future Earth
- The Hive: where all "true" humans live in the future -- underground, to allow all surface land to be used for farming
- Undersea Domes Complex: undersea living complex, abandoned by "true" humans, where the "benthics" or feral humans now live -- the only safe place for them
Authors & Contributors edit
- T. J. Bass (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Eyre Methuen
Country: England
Publication Date: 1975
ISBN: 0413337200
Page Count: 316
Publisher: Eyre Methuen
Country: England
Publication Date: 1975
ISBN: 0413337200
Page Count: 316
Awards edit
- Nebula (Finalist, 1974: Best Novel)
- Locus Science Fiction Award (Finalist, 1975)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823
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