Hearts Of Gold
Book Three
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Publisher Description
The final novel in Stirling's historical Patterson trilogy concludes the engrossing family saga set in 19th century Scotland.
Elspeth and Anna Patterson have at last to face the disgrace that has stalked them since childhood. Driven from home by fear and shame, Elspeth and her baby find refuge among coal miners, where she becomes a harness-wife on the deep sea-coast pits of the Forth.
Anna, cast off by her lover, Randall Bontine, sets out to ensnare a wealthy new husband. But Anna's ambition may ruin her life, and bring to Elspeth the fulfilment of the destiny that is her birthright...
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What is reality? And does it finally matter? These are the questions first novelist Weaver pursues in this tale set in 2048. After a third world war and an era of moral prohibition, America's liberalization is typified by sexy vidstar Mercedes Night. Without her knowing it, though, Mercedes has been cloned and the attractive replicascomplete with the actress's memoriesare being sold as sex slaves. In a close parallel, inventor Lance Corbin has created the first true artificial intelligence, using his own mind as the model. The original Mercedes, in the meantime, is having a secret affair with Warren Keyes, the leading liberal candidate for President, who also is not what he seems. Evoking comparison to The Manchurian Candidate, Weaver runs through his checklist of reality substitutes: acting, paranoia, drugs, philosophy, holograms that bite and psychoengineering, a high-tech form of brainwashing. This clever but schematic novel is plagued by stereotypical characters, who are less interesting than the various computers and clones.
