David G. Compton Boeken

Dr. Matthew Oliver krijgt een aantrekkelijke functie aangeboden op Colindale, een eerbiedwaardig wetenschappelijk instituut. De uitgebreide veiligheidsmaatregelen en de bewaking waarmee Oliver en zijn vrouw omgeven worden lijken erg overdreven... tot hij wordt ingewijd in de werkelijke functie van Colindale. Langzaam dringt hij door alle dekmantels heen die de Bohn 507-computer omringen. Waar is - zo vraagt Oliver zich af - de grens van de kennis? Wat is het geheime doel van deze scherpzinnige en machtige computer? Maar tegenkrachten maken zich op om de elektrische krokodil definitief te vernietigen...

The Attrition. It was a bloodless, bureaucratic word, chosen to hide the appalling reality of the plague that had changed the face of civilisation. Now Dr Harriet Ryder-Kahn, born four years into the Attrition, thinks she may have an answer. But in a world convulsed by trauma she finds there are those who do not want a solution. And they are prepared to go as far as it takes to silence her . . .

Now on the acclaimed SF Masterworks list, D.G. Compton's extraordinary novel is a forgotten classic of British SF that exposed the pitfalls of voyeuristic entertainment decades before the likes of THE TRUMAN SHOW.

The story explores the unconventional upbringing of Leo, who is handed over to his grandmother, Clare, by his mother, Madam Sara Bresson, a successful Spiritualist medium. With her focus on her career and lack of maternal instincts, Leo's mother prioritizes her life over parenting, leaving him in the care of a widowed grandmother. This setup sets the stage for a unique family dynamic and the challenges Leo faces growing up in a world where he is caught between his mother's ambitions and his grandmother's nurturing.

Un romanzo eccellente. Veloce. Una combinazione esplosiva di omicidio, violenza e della sicurezza nazionale garantito di tenere il lettore sul bordo del sedile.