The Gods of Foxcroft
The Gods of Foxcroft by David Levy
I found this book at a used book sale at NMC's Osterlin Library recently. An interesting sci-fi book about cryogenics and what happens when humans control the power of life and death. Many relevant ethical issues are introduced. This was written in 1970 yet is perhaps even more relevant today than ever. Anyone who wants to read it is welcome to borrow it - it reads fast and is quite engaging.
From an Amazon review:
I basically found this one at a garage sale. I had never heard of it, but was intrigued by the description on the back cover. The book deals with everything from Cryogenetics to cloning to global warming, to behavior modification. Though the book was written in 1970, it was hard for me to find anything in it not relevent today. It is amazing that it is not spoken of in the science fiction community these days.
The book centers around Stephen Walker and a company called Foxcroft, which uses cryogenetics to freeze terminally ill patients (and also volunteers) until a cure is available for their disease.
I do not want to give too much more information because it would spoil the plot. The book is written is a sequential fashion as Walker learns more about his world. Therefore, the reader tends to figure out what is going on in the new age as Walker gradually learns.
This book could easily be made to film and should be as good as The Matrix. The Amazon web site shows that there is a year 2000 version of this book now available. I highly recommend that it be gotten.
And another review:
"David Levy's The Gods of Foxcroft is, in a sense, a science fiction novel (and) a love story with the special considerations involved against his carefully structured background. Levy intends his story to be a warning and a chilly one. The Gods of Foxcroft— an interesting book."
—Hollywood Reporter
I found this book at a used book sale at NMC's Osterlin Library recently. An interesting sci-fi book about cryogenics and what happens when humans control the power of life and death. Many relevant ethical issues are introduced. This was written in 1970 yet is perhaps even more relevant today than ever. Anyone who wants to read it is welcome to borrow it - it reads fast and is quite engaging.
From an Amazon review:
I basically found this one at a garage sale. I had never heard of it, but was intrigued by the description on the back cover. The book deals with everything from Cryogenetics to cloning to global warming, to behavior modification. Though the book was written in 1970, it was hard for me to find anything in it not relevent today. It is amazing that it is not spoken of in the science fiction community these days.
The book centers around Stephen Walker and a company called Foxcroft, which uses cryogenetics to freeze terminally ill patients (and also volunteers) until a cure is available for their disease.
I do not want to give too much more information because it would spoil the plot. The book is written is a sequential fashion as Walker learns more about his world. Therefore, the reader tends to figure out what is going on in the new age as Walker gradually learns.
This book could easily be made to film and should be as good as The Matrix. The Amazon web site shows that there is a year 2000 version of this book now available. I highly recommend that it be gotten.
And another review:
"David Levy's The Gods of Foxcroft is, in a sense, a science fiction novel (and) a love story with the special considerations involved against his carefully structured background. Levy intends his story to be a warning and a chilly one. The Gods of Foxcroft— an interesting book."
—Hollywood Reporter
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