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Hot Sleep: The Worthing Chronicle

Orson Scott Card (1979)

SubgenreSoft SF / Social SF
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesThe Worthing Chronicle #
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.74

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AmnesiaMental Manipulation

Positive tags

Hopeful EndingSelf-DiscoveryMentor Figure

Tropes

Lost ColonySoft SFSocial SFColony WorldMemory ManipulationUtopia Gone WrongGeneration ShipFirst Generation Colony

Themes

IdentityHuman NatureSecond ChancesSocial EngineeringFree Will vs ControlGenerational ConflictPerfection and Its Costs

Synopsis

The human race gets a second chance. What would happen if the human race has a chance to erase all its mistakes and try again? Could we create a perfect world? Hugo-award winning author Orson Scott Card explores this possibility with intriguing results. Jason Worthing is sent with 333 people to start a colony in deep space. However, when he arrives at his destination, he discovers that, as a result of a battle in space, the memories of all his colonists have been erased. Starting with 333 infants in adult bodies, Jason sets up a completely new kind of world. It all goes smotthly until the second generation learns to think for itself. HOT SLEEP probes the mind of Man and delves into his true nature. You'll either argue with Orson Scott Card's conclusions or you'll believe them. But you will care about what they say.

Tags

Philosophical SFColony FictionMemory ManipulationThought Experiment