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 (DIR) Post #AO3cmMCMSpv5AcqZTk by zariuq@fedi.absturztau.be
       2022-09-29T12:48:52.607493Z
       
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       The City and the Stars is quite a masterpiece tale of a 'future' humanity whose tone reminds me a lil bit of "Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future" by Olaf Stapledon (who died shortly after Clarke's first novel from whence this came).Alvin is a unique new human 'born' in a city that has a technological implementation of reincarnation for its citizens, guaranteeing them immortality (of the core patterns they elect to keep) so long as the Central Computer is operational. Diaspar is a microcosm unto itself that its citizens don't wish to leave (except for the unique weirdo xD).The writing style is pure joy to me :- )(view spoiler)https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5015756710