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andrewwalls's review
3.0
It can be entertaining to read older SciFi to see how much the genre has matured. This story was published in 1967 and typifies the genre at the time. The central character is a white male American who surpasses the abilities of all other beings and admits of no weaknesses. Through the sheer power of his intellect he survives centuries of isolation, leads in strategic and tactical responses to violence and can out-think other beings (despite their clear technical superiority evidenced in interstellar spacecraft). This is the scifi version of the great white hunter. Amusing over the distance of time but disturbing as a vision of the future from the author's perspective.
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