STAND ON ZANZIBAR
No CoverA dystopian sci-fi epic set in 2010, exploring overpopulation and corporate dominance in a fractured world.
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A dystopian sci-fi epic set in 2010, exploring overpopulation and corporate dominance in a fractured world.
The brilliant 1969 Hugo Award-winning novel from John Brunner, Stand on Zanzibar, now included with a foreword by Bruce Sterling Norman Niblock House is a rising executive at General Technics, one of a few all-powerful corporations. His work is leading General Technics to the forefront of global domination, both in the marketplace and politically---it's about to take over a country in Africa. Donald Hogan is his roommate, a seemingly sheepish bookworm.
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Moderate sexual scenes with some explicitness; not central but recurring. To sexual coercion; not graphic or central.
Moderate violence with some graphic depictions; includes social unrest and personal conflict.
Moderate use of strong language and fictional swearing; recurring in dialogue.
Moderate depiction of drug use; mass-marketed psychosomatic drugs portrayed as societal norm.
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Major focus on corporate ethics, state control, and social divisions due to overpopulation.
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Moderate depictions of systemic suffering and societal cruelty. To sexual coercion; not graphic or central.
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