Sci-fi

Facial justice

by L. P. Hartley
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Description

World War III left the world in ruins, but now a new society has sprung up from the ashes, ruled by an unseen dictator who believes a system of strict equality is the best way to prevent future strife. Too much beauty, intelligence, or personality is severely frowned upon. Those who run afoul of the Dictator are punished, sometimes with death and sometimes with a more mysterious and terrible fate, being "emptied". Jael 97 is an Alpha, whose beauty makes her a target for the Ministry of Facial Justice, where she is expected to submit to having her face altered into a plain, standardized Beta face. But Jael's rebellious spirit refuses to submit to the Dictator's demands. Instead she rises up against his tyranny and decides to hunt him down...

What it’s like

ViolenceGraphic
CombatSkirmish-Heavy
HorrorChilling

Details

First published
1960
Pages
256
Reading time
About 5 hours
Format
Novel
Publisher
H. Hamilton
Series
Standalone

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