A brilliant industrialist named Justin Cord awakes from a 300-year cryonic suspension into a world that has accepted an extreme form of market capitalism. It's a world in which humans themselves have become incorporated and most people no longer own a majority of themselves.
Jacket blurb for The Unincorporated Man
After enjoying a pleasant brunch downtown at The Two Parrots this morning, I decided to enjoy the sunny weather and wander about for a bit. Not surprisingly, my travels led me toward Chapters, and in I went for a casual browse.I'm sure that there must be reams of manuals on shelf placement and book popularity, but suffice it to say that if an aisle is below a minimum width (as tends to be common with Chapters outlets) you're only going to browse the top two rows unless you're looking for something specific. As a result, it's not a surprise that I noticed a large trade paperback of The Unincorporated Man, by Dani and Eytan Kollin, facing out on on the top shelf.
To my mild amusement, the cover contained the following bit of promotional drivel by Canadian SF author Robert J. Sawyer:
"Reminiscent of Heinlein--a good, old-fashioned, enormously appealing SF yarn. Bravo!"
Umm....old-fashioned science fiction?...sigh...I guess it's too late to step back and take another run at that one, Bob?
- Sid
P.S. Yes, I know perfectly well what he means, but as with a certain friend and the statement "Once we're on the plane, it will be clear sailing", there's just something a little bit askew in there.
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