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Review of The Transfer – A Look into the Future, 23 Sep 2003
The title and subtitle are compelling and set the stage for the book. They work well with the story.
They say that it’s good for a writer to start the story in the middle of things. I believe that the author of The Transfer accomplished this very well. I was interested in Eric’s arrival and wanted to know where he was coming from/where he had been.
The text is very straightforward. Foreshadowing, is there, but the reader is kept wanting for more. The questions keep adding up. Why is there so much crime? Why is the black market in human organs so large? What happened to society? The theme is apparent and the book kept its focus throughout.
The author introduced characters effectively and set the appropriate tone for the setting of the story. He does a great job describing the science involved in this future world. It is very believable and expressed well. The author’s description includes everything from the process of the memory transfer-- involving the various chemical stages-- to the description of future technologies. This believability and acceptance of the speculative is important in science fiction and is really impressive in The Transfer.The Transfer paints a clear picture of what 2047 looks like. It is a world exhausted by a long, interminable war on terrorism and highly segmented in terms of economics. The excesses and cupidity of a narrow-minded Oligarchy and the adventurism of some power hungry zealots with delusion of grandeur had plunged the country and the world into the greatest depression in history.
The major characters –except for the members of the syndicate—are true egalitarians, and possess values and convictions not found in the rest of society, making them truly exceptional. The rigorous scientific screening process to choose donors and recipients of the memory project, well detailed in the book, explains this apparent contradiction. In conclusion, this book is a wake up call for our society if we continue on our present course. While it reveals a world in the future, we can easily recognize ourselves and what we may become if we don't stop and think about what we are doing to each other, our culture and what we are leaving behind for our children. The scientific aspects in the book are particularly well written and detailed.
A great book, inspiring and disturbing at the same time.
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