Time Of The Fourth Horseman (1981) - Plot & Excerpts
Since there are so few reviews I feel I should add one. Lets see, book published 1981 and the stage is set 1991 ish. There is no mention of internet or cellphones xD. Apparently 1991 we are suffering from serious overpopulation largely due to having no disease. We can cure almost anything. Cancer is easy and so on. This overpopulation brings all the typical stuff, shortage of space, jobs and food. Anyway, some branch of the CIA decides to try an experiment in population control/decrease by using placebo vaccine for the common stuff you get vaccinated for as a child. The story is that old eradicated diseases starts to show up and since they don't want to treat them (Due to the experiment) they soon start to run rampant. Of course something mutates and everything goes horrible wrong. The story focuses mainly on hospital care/interaction like so many tv-themed hospital shows we have today. The ending is kind of open with a small twist. This is quite a cheesy book. If they made a movie out of it then it would be a typical B-movie. Its a quick and enjoyable read if you are looking to burn a few hours.On a sidenote, the book gets a bonus point due to it being in itself an interesting case study on how probably a lot of people where thinking in the year 1981 about their now and the future. This is not connected to the story itself but concepts and views from that time are between the lines.
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