Stephanie Jane recenzis Megacity de Terry Tyler
The last of the trilogy
5 steloj
It's a bittersweet experience finishing a beloved book series and that's exactly how I felt on reaching Megacity's final page. The third of Terry Tyler's Operation Galton trilogy, following on from Hope and Wasteland, Megacity illustrates the realities of living within one of Britain's new 'perfect' cities exploring the divide between people who will happily trade freedom for comfort and those for whom the price is far too high. I've given each of the three books a 5/5 star rating because of their gripping authenticity which draws me into the narrative. I know Tyler's imagined world is a grim dystopia, but I would love to live in these books!
Megacity is told from several perspectives so, as a reader, I gained a wide view of how each character's actions affected their lives and the lives of those around them. I appreciate that no one in the Operation Galton world comes …
It's a bittersweet experience finishing a beloved book series and that's exactly how I felt on reaching Megacity's final page. The third of Terry Tyler's Operation Galton trilogy, following on from Hope and Wasteland, Megacity illustrates the realities of living within one of Britain's new 'perfect' cities exploring the divide between people who will happily trade freedom for comfort and those for whom the price is far too high. I've given each of the three books a 5/5 star rating because of their gripping authenticity which draws me into the narrative. I know Tyler's imagined world is a grim dystopia, but I would love to live in these books!
Megacity is told from several perspectives so, as a reader, I gained a wide view of how each character's actions affected their lives and the lives of those around them. I appreciate that no one in the Operation Galton world comes across as supernaturally gifted or wise. They all feel genuine in their beliefs and motivations especially when the results turn out to be seriously unpleasant. There were a few scenes I wish I could unsee!
What particularly struck me about Megacity, in common with the whole series in fact, is how it made me feel we're already living in the prelude to these books. Tyler has a real talent for picking up on zeitgeist moments and just twisting them enough to be fiction whilst maintaining their truths. The callousness and social divisions I see around me today are reflected back from Megacity and, while the fictional wastelander lifestyle greatly appeals, I'm not sure I have quite the same enthusiasm for its potentially imminent real-life counterpart.