Out on Blue Six

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Publication Year:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781480461659

<DIV><DIV><b>In a far-future city where happiness and stability are law, a group of rebels will fight for what it means to be human</b></div><BR>The Compassionate Society was designed as a utopia, where people&rsquo;s genetic predispositions and aptitudes&mdash;rather than random choice&mdash;guide their lives, and pain of any kind is illegal. In the self-contained city, happiness is the most cherished value, and the Ministry of Pain swiftly prosecutes anyone who interferes with the contentment of another. For many of its citizens&mdash;who were matched to their jobs, spouses, and friends&mdash;the Compassionate Society is perfect. But to Courtney Hall, a political cartoonist, it is a place of stifling mediocrity. When her satirical work makes her a target of the government, Courtney goes on the run, only to discover an entire underground network of dissidents, each fighting against the stagnation imposed by the Compassionate Society&mdash;a struggle that could stand as humanity&rsquo;s last chance for growth, innovation, and ultimately, survival.<DIV><BR>Thrilling and inventive,&#160;<i>Out on Blue Six</i>&#160;is Ian McDonald&rsquo;s engrossing story of free will and self-determination, and of the true value of a life ruled not by fear, but by hope.</div><DIV></div></div>