《当睡者醒来时/When the Sleeper Wakes》作者：[英]赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯【完结】
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WhentheSleeperWakes
作者：Wells,H.G.
ISBN13：9780979671845
类型：平装
出版日期：2009-02-23
出版社：ThrillingWonderLLC
页数：208
重量（克）：285
尺寸：229x152x11mm
英文简介
FromtheauthorofTHETIMEMACHINEcomesadifferentkindoffuturisticadventure.Neartheendofthenineteenthcentury,Grahamfallsintoanagelesstrance.Heawakensatthedawnofthetwenty-secondcentury.ACouncilrulestheworld.Theybegansimplyastrusteesofalargefinancialestate,buttheirsnowballingwealthandpower,overthecourseoftwocenturies,renderedgovernmentbythepeopleimpotent,irrelevant,andultimatelyextinct.ButwhoownsthiswealthGrahamfinds,tohisshock,thathedoes.Themenwhofirsttookresponsibilityforhiminhistrancelefthimtheirfortunes,andheisnowthemasteroftheworldButrealpowerisonlyhisifhecanclaimit.TheCouncilcontrolsthelivesofthepeople,literallyfromcradletograve.Theykeepthelaboringclassestrappedinanperpetualcycleofdrudgeryanddependence.TheykeeptheupperclassessatiatedwithentertainmentandthePleasureCities.NothappytohaveGrahamconsciousandpotentiallyabletotakethispowerintohisownhands,theCouncilseekstokeephimisolatedandignorant.Andarebelgroupaimstocapturehimasafigureheadfortheirrevolution,usingthepeople'svenerationoftheSleeperasasaviortoseizetheCouncil'spowerfortheirown.ButwhenGraham,ademocratandliberalinhisowntime,learnsthetruthaboutthefutureworld,heseekstoexercisehispowerforthepeople.Totrulybemasteroftheworld,Grahammustfirstmasterhisfate-becomealeaderofpeople,anddefeatthosewhowouldsoonerkillthemthanseethemfree.Timelessasitsprotagonist,WHENTHESLEEPERWAKESisatalefromacenturyagoaboutacenturyhencethatenthrallstoday'sreaderwithitsodysseyofpropheticvisionandgrippingadventure.
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