the status civilization by robert sheckley

To start with I found this book a fun read, but in the second half it became more interesting as it gives the reader a lot to think about. if they were lucky they would find out before they made a fatal mistake. I really liked how no-one would tell the newcomers anything they needed to know. Will Barrent strikes it lucky on his first day on Omega when he survives his first encounter with one of Omega's violent holidays, but his non-conformist ways seem bound to get him into deep trouble sooner or later. Here is the freedom you lusted for the uncontained and self-destroying freedom of a cancerous growth.'On arrival at the prison planet Omega, the memory-wiped prisoners,are told their names and crimes and left to make their way as best they can through the intricacies of the society that has developed among the prisoners who arrived before them. Here you can make your own rules, and die by them.

You are grit in the machinery of civilization, and you have been sent to a world where your own sort is king. By disobeying them, you have committed crimes against all mankind. Those rules are necessary for civilization to function. And all of you have one thing in common: an inability to obey the basic obligatory rules of human society. The speaker held out his hands to quiet the murmur that ran through the auditorium. This was a good novel that I would recommend.Carl Alves - author of Blood Street Read more The writing was solid and it was not overly long as most science fiction novels are. There are some comical aspects of the novel as well as good social commentary. The society and the rules associated with it on Omega were fascinating. Although he has been convicted of a crime, it is quickly apparent that he was not guilty of his crime. The author does a good job of getting into the head of Barrent, allowing the reader to feel the same confusion that his character must feel under those circumstances. In the process of going through numerous trials where his life is in jeopardy, he becomes part of an underground society in Omega, whose ultimate goal is to get back to Earth.This was a well-conceived and well-written novel. Barrent does what he can to survive, meanwhile non-conforming with the rules of the planet, which make those in charge want him dead. The planet is a place of complete chaos where crime and disorder rule. He has been given a life sentence on the prison planet of Omega. He knows that he has committed a crime but doesn't know what he did.

He is part of a group of prisoners, and his memories have been completely wiped out. The novel starts off with the protagonist, Will Barrent, arriving on the planet of Omega in complete confusion.

The status civilization by robert sheckley