SFF

Immobility

by Brian Evenson
Tor. Apr. 2012. c.256p. ISBN 9780765330963. $24.99. SF
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Awakened from a cryogenic stasis to find himself paralyzed from the waist down and with few memories, Josef Horkai learns from his caregivers that a cataclysmic event known as the Kollaps has destroyed the world as he knew it. Sent on a mission to recover a stolen cylinder, the contents of which remain unknown to him, Horkai is carried alternately on the backs of two men, Qatik and Qanik. When Horkai finally arrives where the cylinder is kept, he discovers information that seems to undermine the reality he has pieced together so far. The author of The Wavering Knife and Last Days delivers a Kafkaesque tale in which the hero struggles to understand not only the meaning of his life but also his identity and world.
VERDICT Infused with an atmosphere of allegory, this stand-alone postapocalyptic story questions the nature of human existence and the choices individuals make to survive or die.
Reviewed by Jackie Cassada , Apr 15, 2012
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