Afbeelding auteur

John Mantley

Auteur van The 27th Day

4 Werken 86 Leden 2 Besprekingen

Over de Auteur

Bevat de naam: Mantley John

Werken van John Mantley

The 27th Day (1956) 83 exemplaren
Woman Obsessed (1959) 1 exemplaar
The snow birch 1 exemplaar

Tagged

Algemene kennis

Geboortedatum
1920
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
Canada
Beroepen
screenwriter
producer
author

Leden

Besprekingen

The 27th Day is a classic 1950s science fiction novel written with distinct cold war influences.

Set in the late 1950s, aliens abduct five humans and provide each of them with a box, only they can open, which contains 3 golden capsules which can be used to exterminate humanity. They're told that they have 27 days in which to choose to use them, or not use them, and if at the end of that period more than 1/3 of humanity remains they will not colonise Earth. The aliens however are confident that humanity will wipe out more than 2/3rds of itself.

This was an enjoyable read, the distinct picture is painted as America essentially being the beacon of world hope, and Russia being a beacon of evil with a population brainwashed by its leaders. The Russia leader is referred to as Great Leader, which is a little amusing consider that is what North Korea's dictator likes to refer to himself as. At any rate, despite the distinct cold war background to the story, it's quite the romp.

Fans of 1950s science fiction would enjoy.
… (meer)
½
 
Gemarkeerd
HenriMoreaux | 1 andere bespreking | Jul 1, 2020 |
A great idea, not particularly well written. This story is one of those rare cases where the film was better.
 
Gemarkeerd
moopet | 1 andere bespreking | Jul 25, 2015 |

Statistieken

Werken
4
Leden
86
Populariteit
#213,013
Waardering
3.8
Besprekingen
2
ISBNs
2

Tabellen & Grafieken