Rozpad połowiczny Half-Life 1988 sci-fi novel

Edmund Wnuk-Lipinski, Polish science fiction

Half-Life (1988, Poland)

1988Poland

Original title: Rozpad połowiczny

Categories: alternate realitytotalitarian state1980s sci-fi

Soon after the events from the first novel, the people caught by the security forces are being deployed in a resocialization centre, where they will be "treated" for their anti-social behaviour. Of course, that is only the official version, in reality it is more or less a brainwashing clinic, in which the citizens, who lost their way can be re-adapted to fit into the vision of a "perfect society" Apostezjon is aspiring to be. On the other side of the barricade, a young and idealistic Jorgen is sent to the same centre to finish his apprenticeship. He had a little problem during his stay on Luna-3 base, where his overzealous nature caused a huge malfunction and almost caused the Apostezjon to lose the face in the eyes of their foreign adversaries. Here, in the clinic, he will have a chance for a new start, but soon he begins to notice cracks in his unwavering faith in Apostezjon ideals. First of all, the way the "patients" are being treated is far from what could be called care, what is more the staff way more cynical about the whole idea behind the resocialization, but the cherry on top was the moment Jorgen found out that his superior from Luna-3 was sent here as a punishment for potential sabotage, even though Jorgen was to blame for the malfunction.

The second book in the trilogy, Half-Life, shows a different side of the Apostezjon society - through the eyes of a new arrival in the resocialization clinic, the author shows the brutal price the society would have to pay for the elites to reach their dream of a "perfect society". It is also a look at the social experiments the Council of Experts is introducing in order to keep the society obedient and calm. Compared to the first book it is more phylosophical in nature, but builds the necessary basis for the third book.

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