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Zone Null

Zone Null

by Herbert W. Franke

1974Fiction, dystopianExplorers, fictionFiction, science fiction, apocalyptic & post-apocalypticArtificial intelligenceFiction, science fiction, general
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Es sind merkwürdige und unheimliche Erfahrungen, die jene machen, die sich in die Zone Null wagen. Nach einer globalen Katastrophe haben die zwei überlebenden Supermächte jahrhundertelang in die völliger Isolation existiert. Doch eines Tages bricht eine Expedition ins dazwischenliegende Niemandsland, die Zone Null, auf. Die Teilnehmer sind sorgfältig ausgesucht und ausgebildet worden. Sie sind auf alle Eventualitäten vorbereitet. Doch kann man auf alle Eventualitäten vorbereitet sein? Sie treffen auf eine hochtechnisierte Zivilisation, die seit der Katastrophe ganz andere Wege gegangen ist. Die Bewohner leben – aller materiellen Sorgen enthoben – für ihr Spiel, für ihre Forschung, für die Kunst. Sie leben in einem technischen Paradies, doch ist es ein menschliches? Daniel wagt als Erster die Kontaktaufnahme ...

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Fiction, dystopianExplorers, fictionFiction, science fiction, apocalyptic & post-apocalypticArtificial intelligenceFiction, science fiction, general
First published 1974

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Herbert W. Franke
Herbert W. Franke

14. Mai 1927 – 16. Juli 2022

Österreichischer Physiker, Sachbuchautor und Science-Fiction-Schriftsteller, außerdem aktiv in den Bereichen Zukunftsforschung, Höhlenforschung sowie Computergrafik und Computerkunst. Franke pflegte einen klaren und sehr nüchternen Stil. Immer wiederkehrendes Motiv seiner Romane und Erzählungen ist die Frage nach dem Wesen der Realität, auf die es keine endgültige Antwort gibt. Ein weiteres bestimmendes Thema in Frankes Werken ist die ausweglose Situation von Individuen in zunehmend technisierten, durchorganisierten und totalitären Welten der Zukunft, wobei Franke seine Visionen aus schon vorhandenen Trends und Technologien unserer Zeit komponiert. Als übergeordnete philosophische Frage, …

Author

Herbert W. Franke

First published

1974

Pages

214

Read time

≈ 5h

Editions

14

Languages

German, rum, bul

Publisher

Heyne

ISBN

9783641145781

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