First Born
Author(s): Maureen Duffy
SFF Sci-Fi / Fantasy | LGBTQIA+ Fiction
1981. A different Britain. When Norman Forrester of the Defence Ministry's Experimental Institute effects a successful fertilisation of a female gorilla with human sperm, an infant is born. Gordon, known as Gor, is his son in two senses. But Gor's parentage must remain a secret. He has no legal existence as an individual because his existence has never been divulged to the government data bank. In more than one way, Gor is a 'non-person'. Operated on so that he is capable of speech, Gor grows through boyhood and adolescence into a strong, intelligent youth. When he discovers his true identity, he is devastated by his outcast destiny. But is there the possibility of a home amongst some of the exiles from a computer-dominated class-oriented society? And if Gor can find them, will they accept him? Maureen Duffy's novel offers both an enthralling, fast-moving narrative and a vivid parable of the individual's struggle to win acceptance from his fellows and to overcome the forces that seek to destroy human individuality in any age.
Product Information
General Fields
- :
- : Orion
- : Gollancz
- : 0.3
- : 01 September 2024
- : 2.2 Centimeters X 12.8 Centimeters X 19.6 Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : Maureen Duffy
- : 823.92
- : English
- : Paperback