The status civilization
(2021)
Fiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Otbebookpublishing, 2021
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DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9783985314218 (electronic bk.) MWT14552338, 3985314217 (electronic bk.) 14552338
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
The Status Civilization is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert Sheckley, first published in 1960. The Status Civilization concerns Will Barrent, a man who finds himself, without memory of any crime or, indeed, of his previous life, being shipped across space to the planet Omega. Omega, used to imprison extreme offenders, has a hierarchical society of extreme brutality, where the only way to advance (and avoid dying) is to commit an endless series of crimes. The average life expectancy from time of arrival on Omega is three years. The story concerns Barrent's attempt to survive, escape, and return to Earth to clear himself of the accusations against him
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