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Published: Dec. 06, 2011
Words: 120029 (approximate)
Language: English
Short description
A speculative fiction depicting a future world overrun by consumerism, technology, and discontent. Where being human isn’t good enough, as God-like Sentient Beings threaten the very meaning of life. Written in a way that echoes John Brunner’s Stand on Zanzibar, Freedom Club is frighteningly prescient, and intensely powerful.Extended description
Sumeet is the cream of Indian education, and a top notch investment banker. But he's unhappy with the good life laid before him, and soon meets Shinzou Friemann, a mysterious consultant who offers solace from the fetters of unbridled Capitalism. But Shinzou is not all that he seems, and Sumeet is unwittingly drawn into the hunt for an unusual terrorist group. One where the lines between terrorist, freedom fighter, hero, and madman all break down...welcome to the Freedom Club.Both men explore a future world overrun by consumerism, technology, and discontent. Where being human isn’t good enough, as God-like Sentient Beings threaten the very meaning of life. Written in a way that echoes John Brunner’s Stand on Zanzibar, Freedom Club is frighteningly prescient, and intensely powerful.
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robot, robotics, android, terrorism, androids, cyberpunk, marxism, alternate history, capitalism, marx, science vs religion, thoreau, science ficion, science and religion, science fiction book, science and life, mundane sf, science fiction crime story, science fiction ebook, robots ai, unabomberAvailable ebook reading formats
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