5, ISBN: 1230000406109

The novel opens in London in A.F. 632 (AD 2540 in the Gregorian calendar). The vast majority of the population is unified under the World State, an eternally peaceful, stable global socie… Mehr…

The novel opens in London in A.F. 632 (AD 2540 in the Gregorian calendar). The vast majority of the population is unified under the World State, an eternally peaceful, stable global society where the population is permanently limited to no more than two billion people, meaning goods and resources are plentiful and everyone is happy. Natural reproduction has been done away with and children are created, 'decanted', and raised in 'hatcheries and conditioning centres'. From birth, people are geneti The novel opens in London in A.F. 632 (AD 2540 in the Gregorian calendar). The vast majority of the population is unified under the World State, an eternally peaceful, stable global society where the population is permanently limited to no more than two billion people, meaning goods and resources are plentiful and everyone is happy. Natural reproduction has been done away with and children are created, 'decanted', and raised in 'hatcheries and conditioning centres'. From birth, people are genetically designed to fit into one of five castes, which are further split into 'Plus' and 'Minus' members and designed to fulfill predetermined positions within the social and economic strata of the World State. Fetuses chosen to become members of the highest castes, 'Alpha' and 'Beta', are allowed to develop naturally and are given stimulants while maturing to term in 'decanting bottles'. Fetuses chosen to become members of the lower castes of 'Gamma', 'Delta' or 'Epsilon' are subjected to in situ chemical interference to cause arrested development in intelligence and physical growth. Each Alpha or Beta is the product of one unique fertilised egg developing into one unique fetus. Members of lower castes are not unique but are instead created using 'Bokanovsky's Process' which enables a single egg to spawn up to 96 children and one ovary to produce thousands of children. Science Fiction, Sci Fi & Fantasy, Brave New World~~ Aldous Huxley~~Science Fiction~~Sci Fi & Fantasy~~1230000406109, en, Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, 1230000406109, Edition du Phoenix d'Or, 05/05/2015, , , , Edition du Phoenix d'Or, 05/05/2015<