Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden’s Syndrome by John Scalzi
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Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden’s Syndrome by John Scalzi tells a story of the triage of health care in the US based on wealth and power. As one might surmise, those with Haden's Syndrome are locked in, When the loved one of a powerful member of Congress develops Haden's Syndrome, the full weight and power of the US government is brought to bear on treating it. Unfortunately, treating the disease becomes too expensive to treat those who lack wealth and or political power. The story is compelling and interesting, thoughtful and well imagined. The “oral history” multi third person narrative viewpoint is an interesting and fresh approach to story telling. The technical and political ramifications are explored without becoming polemic. The story is concise and a quick read. This story serves as a prequel to Lock In or stands alone just fine.
References
- Lock In on Wikipedia
- Lock In at ISFDB
- Wikipedia article about Mr. Scalzi
- Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden’s Syndrome at Internet Speculative Fiction Data Base
- Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden’s Syndrome. John Scalzi.
