Post-apocalyptic book where people can enhance or alter their appearance with animal qualities
I read this book probably 10 or 15 years ago. I remember it starting out with a young woman (I think) talking to a computer and altering her appearance in a mirror. I believe she was making subtle changes that were up-to-date with what was popular for the time and I believe the book explained that other people had chosen to make less subtle changes and go full-on were-animal.
The book follows her and her father who becomes a leader of a new civilization, when the main computer is hit by terrorists or something. They fall into the dark ages and have to resort to surviving like they did in the middle ages. It was very descriptive at one point as the woman was trying to figure out how they used to handle menstrual cycles without technology. I remember there was bad guy, and I believe he was were-tiger or panther man, but he wanted the girl. He started raiding the small settlements that had arose in the aftermath, and became like a warlord wreaking havok, pillaging, and raping. The girls boyfriend fought the last battle with him and lost his arm.
I'm pretty sure the book was written in the 1950s. I remember thinking that it was strangely accurate and advanced for when it was written. I have been trying to remember this book for the last 10 years because it was open-ended and I believe it was part of a series. I remember this book being one of the best I've ever read. It could make you clench your teeth, laugh and cry all at once. Can anyone help me find it?
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I read this book probably 10 or 15 years ago. I remember it starting out with a young woman (I think) talking to a computer and altering her appearance in a mirror. I believe she was making subtle changes that were up-to-date with what was popular for the time and I believe the book explained that other people had chosen to make less subtle changes and go full-on were-animal.
The book follows her and her father who becomes a leader of a new civilization, when the main computer is hit by terrorists or something. They fall into the dark ages and have to resort to surviving like they did in the middle ages. It was very descriptive at one point as the woman was trying to figure out how they used to handle menstrual cycles without technology. I remember there was bad guy, and I believe he was were-tiger or panther man, but he wanted the girl. He started raiding the small settlements that had arose in the aftermath, and became like a warlord wreaking havok, pillaging, and raping. The girls boyfriend fought the last battle with him and lost his arm.
I'm pretty sure the book was written in the 1950s. I remember thinking that it was strangely accurate and advanced for when it was written. I have been trying to remember this book for the last 10 years because it was open-ended and I believe it was part of a series. I remember this book being one of the best I've ever read. It could make you clench your teeth, laugh and cry all at once. Can anyone help me find it?
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Your plot summary sounds very much like the plot of There Will Be Dragons, the first volume of the "Council Wars" series by John Ringo. (But it was not written way back in the 1950s.) If I'm right, then this is basically a duplicate of the Question and the accepted Answer at scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/189561/…
– Lorendiac
12 hours ago
It's most definitely not that. The book opens with mother deciding where energy was to be stored and planning for the effect of war on human civilization. @Lorendiac
– Neo Darwin
2 hours ago
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I read this book probably 10 or 15 years ago. I remember it starting out with a young woman (I think) talking to a computer and altering her appearance in a mirror. I believe she was making subtle changes that were up-to-date with what was popular for the time and I believe the book explained that other people had chosen to make less subtle changes and go full-on were-animal.
The book follows her and her father who becomes a leader of a new civilization, when the main computer is hit by terrorists or something. They fall into the dark ages and have to resort to surviving like they did in the middle ages. It was very descriptive at one point as the woman was trying to figure out how they used to handle menstrual cycles without technology. I remember there was bad guy, and I believe he was were-tiger or panther man, but he wanted the girl. He started raiding the small settlements that had arose in the aftermath, and became like a warlord wreaking havok, pillaging, and raping. The girls boyfriend fought the last battle with him and lost his arm.
I'm pretty sure the book was written in the 1950s. I remember thinking that it was strangely accurate and advanced for when it was written. I have been trying to remember this book for the last 10 years because it was open-ended and I believe it was part of a series. I remember this book being one of the best I've ever read. It could make you clench your teeth, laugh and cry all at once. Can anyone help me find it?
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I read this book probably 10 or 15 years ago. I remember it starting out with a young woman (I think) talking to a computer and altering her appearance in a mirror. I believe she was making subtle changes that were up-to-date with what was popular for the time and I believe the book explained that other people had chosen to make less subtle changes and go full-on were-animal.
The book follows her and her father who becomes a leader of a new civilization, when the main computer is hit by terrorists or something. They fall into the dark ages and have to resort to surviving like they did in the middle ages. It was very descriptive at one point as the woman was trying to figure out how they used to handle menstrual cycles without technology. I remember there was bad guy, and I believe he was were-tiger or panther man, but he wanted the girl. He started raiding the small settlements that had arose in the aftermath, and became like a warlord wreaking havok, pillaging, and raping. The girls boyfriend fought the last battle with him and lost his arm.
I'm pretty sure the book was written in the 1950s. I remember thinking that it was strangely accurate and advanced for when it was written. I have been trying to remember this book for the last 10 years because it was open-ended and I believe it was part of a series. I remember this book being one of the best I've ever read. It could make you clench your teeth, laugh and cry all at once. Can anyone help me find it?
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Your plot summary sounds very much like the plot of There Will Be Dragons, the first volume of the "Council Wars" series by John Ringo. (But it was not written way back in the 1950s.) If I'm right, then this is basically a duplicate of the Question and the accepted Answer at scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/189561/…
– Lorendiac
12 hours ago
It's most definitely not that. The book opens with mother deciding where energy was to be stored and planning for the effect of war on human civilization. @Lorendiac
– Neo Darwin
2 hours ago
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Your plot summary sounds very much like the plot of There Will Be Dragons, the first volume of the "Council Wars" series by John Ringo. (But it was not written way back in the 1950s.) If I'm right, then this is basically a duplicate of the Question and the accepted Answer at scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/189561/…
– Lorendiac
12 hours ago
It's most definitely not that. The book opens with mother deciding where energy was to be stored and planning for the effect of war on human civilization. @Lorendiac
– Neo Darwin
2 hours ago
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Your plot summary sounds very much like the plot of There Will Be Dragons, the first volume of the "Council Wars" series by John Ringo. (But it was not written way back in the 1950s.) If I'm right, then this is basically a duplicate of the Question and the accepted Answer at scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/189561/…
– Lorendiac
12 hours ago
Your plot summary sounds very much like the plot of There Will Be Dragons, the first volume of the "Council Wars" series by John Ringo. (But it was not written way back in the 1950s.) If I'm right, then this is basically a duplicate of the Question and the accepted Answer at scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/189561/…
– Lorendiac
12 hours ago
It's most definitely not that. The book opens with mother deciding where energy was to be stored and planning for the effect of war on human civilization. @Lorendiac
– Neo Darwin
2 hours ago
It's most definitely not that. The book opens with mother deciding where energy was to be stored and planning for the effect of war on human civilization. @Lorendiac
– Neo Darwin
2 hours ago
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Your plot summary sounds very much like the plot of There Will Be Dragons, the first volume of the "Council Wars" series by John Ringo. (But it was not written way back in the 1950s.) If I'm right, then this is basically a duplicate of the Question and the accepted Answer at scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/189561/…
– Lorendiac
12 hours ago
It's most definitely not that. The book opens with mother deciding where energy was to be stored and planning for the effect of war on human civilization. @Lorendiac
– Neo Darwin
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