| Author |
Sharkey, Jack, 1931-1992 |
| Illustrator |
Emshwiller, Ed, 1925-1990 |
| Title |
The programmed people
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| Original Publication |
New York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1963.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Note |
Also published under the title: Ultimatum in 2050 A.D.
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| Credits |
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
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| Summary |
"The Programmed People" by Jack Sharkey is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The book is set in a dystopian society characterized by strict social regulations and a controlling government known as the Brain, which oversees the Hive where the inhabitants live in ignorance of their true condition. The story revolves around a young man named Lloyd Bodger, who navigates a world of programmed conformity and encounters a girl named Andra Corby, who is tied to a resistance movement seeking to uncover the truth behind their oppressive society. The opening of the book introduces the Hive and its unique social structure, where voting and public opinion are manipulated by the ruling elite. As the narrative unfolds, Lloyd finds himself caught in a tense situation during a Temple Service when a fugitive—a girl named Andra—attempts to blend into the crowd, sparking a series of events that force him to reconsider his understanding of authority and conformity. With the Speakster announcing that they are polluted from within, tension rises as Lloyd fights against time to cast his vote and helps Andra escape the clutches of the oppressive regime. The initial chapters establish a gripping atmosphere of urgency and intrigue, setting the stage for a confrontation between personal ethics and the demands of a controlling society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Science fiction
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| Subject |
Revolutions -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Artificial intelligence -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Totalitarianism -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
72565 |
| Release Date |
Dec 31, 2023 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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