Overlords

-Devin: It is at the same time one of the most uplifting and depressing books anyone can ever read. There are parts that are truly chilling, as humanity evolves in different ways over the course of the book, ultimately becoming something else entirely. This work needs to be considered in the same vein as 1984 or Brave New World, presenting a possible future society vastly different from what we have today, but I can never decide …

…the human race?" How does Jan manage to stay young although he's been away from earth for eighty years? Do you think Jan is happy that he has fulfilled his dream of seeing the Overlords' planet? Why or why not? Might Karellen have known that Jan would be a stowaway on an Overlord supply ship and, if so, why doesn't he stop Jan from carrying out his plot? Why isn't Jan punished for his action?