Reviewed By: Marisa Exter
The Harvest
Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Robert Charles Wilson
Class/Genre: Science Fiction
Publisher Bantam Spectra, January, 1993
The Harvest is set in near-future Earth. An alien ship has arrived. After a year of silence, the "Travellers" suddenly cause all of humanity to sleep…and to dream. In a dream, the Travellers ask each human on earth a question Do you want to live forever? Only one in ten thousand say no. Those who reject eternal life watch helplessly as the rest of humanity – including spouses, children, parents, neighbors, employers -- spend their final days on Earth before preparing to join the Travellers. Those who remain, some misfits or criminals, but many common people, will need to make a new world for themselves. The book is written primarily in the perspective of those who have rejected the Travellers.
The Harvest is a unique story with interesting characters. There are a few small holes in the plot (the main question in my mind is, what happened to everyone's pets?), but overall this was a good read.
Marisa Exter
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