The Unincorporated Man (Unincorporated Series #1)

Not worth it.

If you don't like to think about the glaring holes in the plot or how the main character just a big d#@k as the society he is fighting this book is awesome. If you actually read the words and can comprehend them you will want to stab your eyeballs out of your head.

Some interesting ideas in search of a novel. There is a Heinlei

Some interesting ideas in search of a novel. There is a Heinleinesque hint of simple-minded social commentary coupled with a lot of gee-whiz future tech (flying cars!), but the point of the whole exercise is never really made clear, possibly because the central premise -- personal incorporation -- is never adequately explained. Eventually the book devolves into power-mad corporate villian against the hero of free men everywhere, and frankly that's been done much better in the past then it is here.

Wow!

The story grabbed me and didn't let go until I finished. I usually dislike dystopia tales, but this was better than average. I look forward to reading the sequel.

Excellent

No words except scary, amazing, and... possible.

Best book I've read in a long time...

The Kollin brothers have managed to bring together an amalgamation of science fiction, philosophy and an allegory for the American Revolution in grand, operatic style. Cliche' but I couldn't put it down.

Held me late into the niht!

Truly a gripping story with well woven characters and plots. Fantastic!

"Things are looking up"

A plausable look at the future where our own self interest is directed at solving societies troubles. At times scary, but a great read. Science fiction at its best!

Scary and amazing look into the future

I bought this book in hardcover when it came out, and then bought the second book in the series on my nook. Both books were fantastic, and I highly recommend them. Each is a thrilling look into a possible future; mixing the gripping, edge if your seat action, with excellent character development and space opera style drama.

Loved it!

This is one of those books along the lines of 1984, The Hunger Games, and Ayn Rand's novels that presents a political and social system that is nothing short of scary. It's one of those terrifying what-ifs that like the others is certainly not outside the realm of possibility. After-all, we have seen much worse actually occur both past and present. This one is a great story, with great characters, in an interesting time seen at society's tipping point of deciding whether to continue and deepen their slavery to the very few in power or to set themselves free.

Science fiction set in the future and surrounded by the human condition.

The unincorporated man is one of the most interesting books that I have read in some time. Once I started reading it, I just could not put it down. The authors bring you into this future world, all the while, giving you everything you need to believe it could be real. The characters are full of life and fleshed out. It is SYFY without being too weird. I am half way through the follow on book "The Unincorporated War" which has the same style of plausible writing. If you like the human struggle, romance, technology, war, politics, etc. read both of the books.

An Instant Classic! One of the Best SciFi Reads Out There!

If Isaac Asimov and Ayn Rand were still alive today and teamed up, this would be the magnificient work they would pen together. In a world three hundred years into the future, all individuals are incorporated, meaning that at birth share of stock are created for the individual. Throughout that person's life, others will own a piece of that person and will take a personal interest in that person's well-being. This will ensure that the owner of those shares has a maximum rate of return.

In this world, poverty is non-existant and if an indivdual works hard enough and is frugal, they are able to by enough of their personal stock to reach a majority ownership. Once majority is attained, the individual has freedom to choose the life they want.


Justin Cord does not believe in this system. He is a man born in the 20th century, awakened from cryogenetic sleep in this future "Utopian" society. Justin battles the idea of becomming "incorporated" choosing instead to remain a "free" man. There are those in the future that consider Justin the most dangerous man on the planet, especially Hecktor Sambianco, one of the top members of GCI, the top global corporation.

Justin has those who help him from his personal physician Neela, the man who discovers Justin, Omad, and Justin's personal avatar, Sebastian. Justin must battle Hecktor to prevent becomming incorporated and keep the ideals he believes in.

In this magnificiently penned novel, there are a lot of things that ring true with today's current events from the financial crisis to how much wealth does an individual have the right to keep, people being forever indebted to credit card companies and the idea that smaller government is better.

This is one of the best SciFi reads I have come upon in a long time and should not be missed!

One book you don't want to miss..............

I am not into sci-fi books at all, I usually don 't read them, but this book was very very good!! I am sure there will be a sequel and I will be watching for it. For this author's first book he did a extremely nice job and can't wait to see what esle he writes. Mb

AN AMAZING ENGROSSING READ!

I don't usually like sci fi. But this isn't sci fi in the normal mode. It's a commentary on the economy of today along with just an astounding, engrossing story. I literally couldn't put it down. I can't wait for part two of the trilogy.

Thrilling Read!

One of those books you just can't put down but from which you realized you have learned a lot when you turn the last page. Thought-provoking and powerful!

Best Realistic Science Fiction in Decades

This is probably the most authentic science fiction book in the last few decades. In many respects it reminds me of Robert Heinlein's, "Stranger in a Strange Land". The authors create a society with a totally different sociological, economics, and political systems. Then the authors attempt explain the failure of our current systems and the reasons for the rise of their proposed system. They also propose futuristic transportation, communication and medical advances and try to explain them.

This is an intriguing science fiction thriller

In the early twenty-first century, multi-billionaire Justin Cord learns he suffers from an untreatable cancer; he will die soon. A battler all his life, Justin battles for his life; betting on the future. He has a cryogenic burial home built and has himself put on ice inside it.

A few centuries into the future, Justin¿s frozen home is discovered. He is thawed out and his body healed. However, Justin learns that he is THE UNINCORPORATED MAN in a radically differing economic system than the one he made his fortune in. That collapsed in spite of humanity reaching as far away as the Oort Cloud, the outer rim of the sun¿s gravitational pull. At birth, a person is incorporated; they spend years trying to buy controlling interest in his or her self. For Justin this means he is owned by a corporation and starting very late to buy himself. As he did with death he rejects the concept of he owning a limited share of himself while others own the majority share.

This is an intriguing science fiction thriller that extrapolates the current economic trends of free market and total privatization (Bush legacy meltdowns) into a future in which a person is owned like an indentured servant only by corporate shareholders. Thus the Kollin brothers shine a deep spotlight on a DNA like matrix interweaving acceptable societal norm with the economy. The story line is thought provoking on several fronts starting with the economy, the government and the technology that has taken mankind across the solar system. Justin is a throwback to an earlier age before the corporations bought power as he believes strongly in freedom, which he feels the shareholders thwart. Fans who enjoy an exciting twenty-forth century thriller with roots in today¿s global economy will appreciate this deep tale.

Harriet Klausner

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