Slan
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4.6 • 26 Ratings
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- $3.99
Publisher Description
From its first publication as a serial in Astounding Science Fiction magazine in 1940, Slan was acclaimed by readers as one of, if not THE, novel of Golden Age science fiction. Telling the story of Jommy Cross, a young slan, and his quest to discover his father's legacy as well as to find others like him, while fleeing from a repressive dictatorship, Slan was both a ground-breaking SF novel, and perhaps the first Young Adult paranormal adventure.
At the opening of the novel, Jommy is just a kid, but, like all slans, can read minds, which helps Jommy survive when slans are hunted and killed by the government. A novel of racial conflict set in a disrupted culture that delivers relentless action, super science, and high adventure.
Customer Reviews
Great, fun, innovative (for it’s time) read
I read this book in high school. Not many books captivate me anymore but this one did. I read it in a day. Science Fiction fans will enjoy. :)
Slan
To appreciate this work an individual must remember the historical context. This work reflects the ambivalence of post war America. On the one hand a naive belief that science and technology will result in progress and the greater good while acknowledging the behavior of humans and their base instincts may derail that progress. I think that the null- A series is a better story but this book indirectly addresses a beginning civil rights movement and therefore is a story that will be more relevant.