The Others (novel)

The Others is a 1986 novel by Alison Prince. In the novel, people are subject to physical and mental programming to perform their job functions, in a post-holocaust setting.

Reception
Dave Langford reviewed The Others for White Dwarf #82, and stated that "Not desperately convincing in its resolution [...] but otherwise it's tense and gritty stuff. Rather than being miraculously preserved to the final, likable characters can die."

Reviews

 * Review by Sue Thomason (1987) in Vector 136
 * Review by Ken Brown (1987) in Interzone, #19 Spring 1987