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In the Country of the Blind

by Michael Flynn · first published 2001

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lsiebert · Apr 20, 2015 · Recommends

…requires almost no cgi, just period stuff and practical effects. Basically everytime certain people die, they are born again and remember their whole life. Of course someone decides to change the future. In the Country of the Blind by Michael Flynn is about people who use statistical processes to predict the future, starting before lincoln. It could make good tv, especially with the steam punk element. Nice way to talk about machine…
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weisnobody · Feb 21, 2022 · Recommends

…Forbidden Borders series by W. Michael Gear * The Change series (aka Emberverse) by S.M. Stirling (first 6) * The Girl with all the Gifts by M.R. Carey * Dream Park by Larry Niven and Stephen Barnes * In The Country of the Blind by Michael Flynn * Me by Thomas T. Thomas * A State of Disobedience by Tom Kratman * Merchant Princess series by Charles Stross * Daughter of the Empire series by Raymond E. Fiest and Janny Wurts…
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Apocryphon · Oct 3, 2023 · Recommends

. In the country of the blind is a great speculative historical sci-fi thriller, and was how I first learned about Taylorism. A fun read. https://books.google.com/books?id=2MrNykSR2WkC&newbks=1&newb...
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