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Books by Dani Kollin
The Unincorporated Man
by Dani Kollin
· published 2009 · read 2010-06-14
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Ah, a sci-fi novel in the footsteps of Heinlein. Sweeping scope, major cultural themes, overly preachy but still a compelling read. Excellent stuff.
The title character, Justin, is a man from the 20th century who, after being cryonically frozen, is brought back to life in the 23rd century, in a culture where each person is incorporated at birth, and can buy and sell their shares on the open market. Justin struggles to understand and adapt to this culture, given his status as The Unincorporated Man.
Good, good stuff.
The Unincorporated War
by Dani Kollin
· published 2010 · read 2010-11-30
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
This follow-up to "The Unincorporated Man" was interesting but not as great as the first book. "Man" got to set up the universe and explore the (rather fascinating) idea of personal incorporation and how it would affect society. Now in "War", the people and ideas get lost to an extent as the story becomes a saga of system-wide war. Still an engaging story... but not as high on my list as the first book.