The Bradbury Report

Synopsis

Destined to take its place beside such classics of speculative fiction as "1984," "Brave New World," and "The HandmaidOCOs Tale," this astonishing first novel is a beautifully written and riveting meditation on what it means to be human, what it means to live, and love, wholeheartedly. The year is 2071. In the United States, the only nation in the world where human cloning is legal, a government-run cloning program is in place as the lynchpin of the health care delivery system. Almost every U. S. citizen has a OC CopyOCO living in a sequestered area called The Clearances. When an OC OriginalOCO is sick or injured and requires surgery, whatever he needs is taken from his clone. In the two decades since the programOCOs inception, no person has ever seen his Copy, and no clone has ever successfully escaped. Until now. A widower in his sixties, and an unlikely candidate for adventure, Ray gets a call from a woman he has not seen or spoken to since their days together as students. Anna is now a member of an underground abolitionist group, and she asks RayOCOs help in hiding an escaped clone. Ray is unwilling, until he learns the clone is his. "The Bradbury Report" is RayOCOs account of the journey he, Anna, and his clone OCo a perfect replica of himself at twenty-one OCo undertake on the run from the authorities. It is an epic journey, and an exploration of one of the most pressing ethical dilemmas of the twenty-first century. A provocative vision of the American future, and a haunting story of love and friendship and self-discovery, "The Bradbury Report" will stay with you long after reading. "

Copyright:

2009

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781602861312

Publisher:

Perseus

Date of Addition:

12/14/15

Copyrighted By:

Steven Polansky

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.