Fury

De: Henry Kuttner

Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki

Beneath the rolling seas and deadly atmosphere of Venus are the Keeps - fully enclosed cities that house descendants of the survivors who first harbored atomic energy to escape a dying earth. In massive superstructures built beneath the Venusian seas, a complex feudal society devoted simply to decadence has evolved. Presiding over that society are Immortals - genetic throwbacks to the mutant atomic survivors. While the society is stable, the stability will only lead to its destruction, and the harsh environment outside the Keeps is malevolent and encroaching.

Born into it all is Sam Harker, son of an Immortal and the object of his father's disdain after his mother perished during childbirth. Sam is subjected to treatments which stunt his growth and leave him hairless, and he is exiled from the society of the Immortals and set on the tumultuous path of a rebel's life - one inspired by hatred and a desire for vengeance on the society.

Sam's search for revenge and his great abilities make him more powerful than the more decadent residents of the Keeps... and perhaps even more powerful than the Immortals themselves. He seeks mass appeal as a politician in a campaign that assaults society. It is not until everything is destroyed - that is, in the aftermath of destruction - that the reclamation of human destiny is even a remote possibility.

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Future Plans

The raising of a hero, by planned events in order for the elite to rule the masses.

Post-Earth with immortals against everyone else

Fury by the husband wife team of Henry Kuttner and CL Moore is post-apocalyptic life on Venus after Earth has been devastated. Life on Venus is overseen by a group of immortals who lord over everyone else. One man who was born an immortal, but mutilated by his father to deny his heritage, learns the truth and seeks to exact revenge against a society where no side wants him anymore.

Kuttner/Moore offers a golden age tale that is largely an extreme version of society today. The location on Venus provides a unique perspective as well as historical legacy for how this society has developed.

The narration is excellent with superb character distinction. Pacing is smooth.