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Charles Eric Maine – The Random Factor – First Edition 1971 – SIGNED and INSCRIBED
£185.00
A first edition, first printing published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1971. A very good book with a small stain to the top edge. SIGNED and inscribed ‘To Ron/Whatever happened to/all those years in between?/All good wishes/Charles Eric Maine/ Oct 1973’. In a very good unclipped wrapper with a little staining to the edges of the endflaps.
“The Random Factor” by Charles Eric Maine is a captivating science fiction novel that explores the consequences of a world governed by random chance. Set in a future where society relies on a computerised random selection system for decision-making, protagonist Richard Forde discovers unsettling patterns suggesting manipulation. As he delves deeper, Forde uncovers a conspiracy threatening to disrupt the fragile balance of power. Maine skilfully weaves themes of control, fate, and human resilience into a suspenseful narrative, prompting readers to question the nature of free will in a world dictated by randomness.
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A first edition, first printing published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1971. A very good book with a small stain to the top edge. SIGNED and inscribed ‘To Ron/Whatever happened to/all those years in between?/All good wishes/Charles Eric Maine/ Oct 1973’. In a very good unclipped wrapper with a little staining to the edges of the endflaps.
“The Random Factor” by Charles Eric Maine is a captivating science fiction novel that explores the consequences of a world governed by random chance. Set in a future where society relies on a computerised random selection system for decision-making, protagonist Richard Forde discovers unsettling patterns suggesting manipulation. As he delves deeper, Forde uncovers a conspiracy threatening to disrupt the fragile balance of power. Maine skilfully weaves themes of control, fate, and human resilience into a suspenseful narrative, prompting readers to question the nature of free will in a world dictated by randomness.
