Total Recall

by Piers Anthony

Book Overview

Douglas Quail is haunted by nightmares of Mars, covert missions and a life more glamorous than his earthbound 2089 AD reality. So he turns to "Recall", manufacturers of synthetic memories. They... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688052096
• ISBN13: 9780688052096
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Valuable read whether you liked the movie or not.

This is an excellent book for those who saw the movie and thought "This idea had potential." The Piers Anthony version of this story is superior to both the movie and the screen play. This book gives insight into the mind of a alien race and what it might expect from a species that considers itself mature enough for space travel. Mr. Anthony puts a relatively new face on the oft used concept of colonialism extended to interplanetary colonization. We see that the downtrodden are not always forgotten. We are also given the opportunity to wrestle with the question, of what makes a person themselves; is it ones actions(past, present, or future) or is it ones thoughts and ideas (remembered and forgotten). While the "Total Recall" story is taken from a short story entitled, "We can remember it for you wholesale." Piers Anthony offers a fresh look at the timeless concepts.