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wlancaster3
Jan 02, 2014wlancaster3 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Far superior to such "literary" science fiction novels as The Handmaid's Tale and Children of Men. It's an alternative history novel, and the divergence point appears to be immediately after World War II. However, given the nature of the divergence -- creating a sub-culture of clones to be used for organ transplants -- WW2 is not credible as a divergence point. Also, the impact of the sub-culture on the larger culture are not explored at all. But if one accepts the incredible premise (and I suspect that those who don't read science fiction will find it no more incredible than any other "sci-fi" premise), then it is a lovely novel about 3 childhood friends coming to grips with each other and the impossible situation into which they were born.