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Imagine a world where Utopias are mere illusions, overshadowed by rampant cruelty, crime, and chaos. In this strikingly original short novel, that unsettling premise serves as the backdrop for an extraordinary journey into the future. Prepare to be captivated as you navigate a mind-bending highway paved by one of the most talented writers in the genre. As you delve into this fictional odyssey, you may find yourself transfixed, forgetting the boundaries of reality and discovering that Irving E. Cox has far more to share than just a tale‚Aîhe offers profound insights that resonate long after ...

Greg was sure the kids had no right being in control of a planet; after all what had they learned about life? Still, what had he learned? The old ship wheezed and clattered into the landing slot. Greg was an expert pilot, but skill was no substitute for outdated equipment. He unstrapped the safety webbing and eased himself out of the cabin, cluttered with its worn and scarred electronic gadgetry. With the handcrank, he opened the airlock. Rusting metal screamed as the panel slid back into the hull.

Henig was sent to obtain a soil sample of the planet. It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an—Export Commodity. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking. Concealed by the brush beyond the road, Henig studied them carefully. The pale, white-skinned animals had a culture of sorts—their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that—but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.