High-Opp - Herbert, Frank

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Résumé :
This is FRANK HERBERT's never-before published dystopian novel, written between his classics The Dragon in the Sea and Dune. EMASI! Each Man A Separate Individual! That is the rallying cry of the Seps engaged in a class war against the upper tiers of a society driven entirely by opinion polls. Those who score high, the High-Opps, are given plush apartments, comfortable jobs, every possible convenience. But those who happen to be low-opped, live crowded in Warrens, facing harsh lives and brutal conditions. Daniel Movius, Ex-Senior Liaitor, rides high in the opinion polls until he loses everything, brushed aside by a very powerful man. Low-opped and abandoned, Movius finds himself fighting for survival in the city's underworld. There, the opinion of the masses is clear: It is time for a revolution against the corrupt super-privileged. And every revolution needs a leader.

Biographie:
Frank Herbert was an American science fiction writer best known for Dune, one of the most influential novels in the history of the genre. Born in 1920, Herbert worked as a journalist, photographer, editor, and lecturer before becoming one of the defining speculative writers of the twentieth century. His fiction is known for its ecological imagination, political complexity, religious and cultural systems, psychological tension, and deep interest in how human beings respond to power, environment, and long-range consequence.Before Dune made his reputation worldwide, Herbert wrote short fiction that already showed his interest in perception, adaptation, alien intelligence, and the limits of human certainty. Missing Link reflects that early strength, using contact with the alien and the unknown as a way to test human assumptions. Herbert remains essential reading for fans of classic science fiction, ecological SF, planetary adventure, political speculation, and stories of civilization under pressure....