“The BioMass Revolution” by Nicholas Sansbury Smith is an engaging and thought provoking post-apocalyptic science fiction novel that had me hooked from the first page.
The state of Tisaia holds its citizens on a tight leash with few civil rights in exchange for the privilege of a sheltered life with food and energy supplied by Biomass power. Smith has done an excellent job at depicting this new world with its walls, tunnels and wastelands and its tough dictatorship.
It is a scenario that hits home since energy sources on our planet are getting scarce and we all must wonder what the levels of humane conduct after an apocalypse would be.
The Roman sounding names reminded me very much of the violent and yet philosophical and honourable ancient culture. Our hero Spurious and the Tisaian society bear resemblance to the good and bad themes of those times.
Spurious is a…
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