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In the Country of the Blind
In the Country of the Blind
Author: Michael Flynn
In the nineteenth century, a small group of American idealists managed to actually build Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine and use it to develop Cliology, mathematical models that could chart the likely course of the future. Soon they were working to alter history’s course as they thought best. By our own time, the Society has beco...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780765344984
ISBN-10: 076534498X
Publication Date: 3/14/2003
Pages: 560
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3.9 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Tor Science Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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this is an excellent modern uptake on isaac asimov's psychohistory (from his classic "foundation" series). michael flynn has given the concept a new basis, grounded upon genuine history. the novel is about shadowy competing groups in their attempted use of "cliology" to set the course of history. the book also includes an afterword, chock full of supposedly scientific charts, which purport to prove the theory.

the action is nearly non-stop, from coast to coast, along the lines of david brin's "kiln people" and alfred bester's later works. my only complaint is that an awful lot of key characters get killed along the way.

flynn writes well, and this is a good example of his work.
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I want to read more books like this. Suspense and Sci/Fi.


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