Brain Wave

Poul Anderson
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A fascinating 'what if novel, Brainwave is an exploration into the ways human society is organized and the assumptions that are made about how life is valued. It is also a novel about equality and what happens when the hierarchical structures by which we arrange our daily lives disappear.
Genres: Science FictionFictionAudiobookFantasyDystopiaScience Fiction FantasyClassicsSpeculative FictionPost ApocalypticNovels
164 Pages

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