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4.0 out of 5 stars
Mankind Under the Leash, 23 Mar 2006
From the back of the book:
When the alien energy-creatures came to Earth in 1970, mankind tried every weapon it knew against their attack - but how can you battle beings with enormous power and no solidity? Within a few short years, all of Earth was controlled by the Masters, who reared men as their pets and playthings.Then, suddenly, during a period of unusual sunspot activity, a huge solar prominence erupted, and the energy from that awesome explosion short-circuited the Masters. Temporarily, humanity was free to throw off its Leash and mount one last frantic attack on its overlords... 'The Puppies of Terra' is Thomas M Disch's brilliantly haunting vision of Man's mental bondage. It could already have begun... Marion Zimmer Bradley, writing about another Disch book, once said:
"I note on the jacket of this new novel by Thomas M. Disch that while there is mention of his long record of 'poetry, children's books, short story collections and . . . notable novels,' there is no mention of his finest science fiction novel, the admirable and intelligent 'Puppies of Terra,' which was certainly the best of many explorations of the 'We are property' theme in speculative fiction. Speculative fiction, one must understand, is a literary way of referring to futuristic science fiction in academic circles when distinguishing it from rocket-bustin' space fiction of the 'Star Wars' variety."
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