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A short story by George Alec Effinger, better known for his [[Noir]] Budayeen series. The story is a long and bleak exploration of illness and death, which were facts of life for the author. A [[Tropes Are Tools|very interesting case]] of [[Life Embellished]].
A short story by George Alec Effinger, better known for his [[Noir]] Budayeen series. The story is a long and bleak exploration of illness and death, which were facts of life for the author. A [[Tropes Are Tools|very interesting case]] of [[Life Embellished]].


The story follows the life of [[Author Avatar|Sandor Courane]] in, or rather out of, a world run by a [[AI Is a Crapshoot|malevolent AI]] by the name of TECT. An incredibly unlucky man, Courane is nominated by TECT for jobs he simply cannot do adequately. For his disobedience, the computer exiles him to a prison planet known simply as Planet D, or Home. He lives a simple pastoral life along with a small cadre of fellow prisoners. In a story told through flashbacks, it becomes clear that everyone who enters Planet D quickly succumbs to a debilitating form of memory loss and dies within a year. With Courane determined to cure himself and strike back against TECT, but absolutely powerless, the story that follows serves as a fine instigator of clinical depression.
The story follows the life of [[Author Avatar|Sandor Courane]] in, or rather out of, a world run by a [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot|malevolent AI]] by the name of TECT. An incredibly unlucky man, Courane is nominated by TECT for jobs he simply cannot do adequately. For his disobedience, the computer exiles him to a prison planet known simply as Planet D, or Home. He lives a simple pastoral life along with a small cadre of fellow prisoners. In a story told through flashbacks, it becomes clear that everyone who enters Planet D quickly succumbs to a debilitating form of memory loss and dies within a year. With Courane determined to cure himself and strike back against TECT, but absolutely powerless, the story that follows serves as a fine instigator of clinical depression.


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* [[AI Is a Crapshoot]]
* [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot]]
* [[Apocalyptic Log]]
* [[Apocalyptic Log]]
* [[Black Spot]]: The first symptoms of D virus function like this.
* [[Black Spot]]: The first symptoms of D virus function like this.
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* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: Averted, as D virus sufferers lose more than their identities, and it's not just applicable to the past.
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: Averted, as D virus sufferers lose more than their identities, and it's not just applicable to the past.
* [[The Last Dance]]: ''The entire story.''
* [[The Last Dance]]: ''The entire story.''
* [[Note to Self]]: A main plot point.
* [[Note to Self:]]: A main plot point.
* [[Paranoia Fuel]]
* [[Paranoia Fuel]]
* [[Pieta Plagiarism]]: Courane carrying <s>Alohilani</s> Rachel in one edition of the cover.
* [[Pietà Plagiarism]]: Courane carrying <s>Alohilani</s> Rachel in one edition of the cover.
* [[Put On a Bus]]: Every single named character besides TECT.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Every single named character besides TECT.
* [[Tear Jerker]]
* [[Tear Jerker]]


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Latest revision as of 10:12, 9 April 2017

A short story by George Alec Effinger, better known for his Noir Budayeen series. The story is a long and bleak exploration of illness and death, which were facts of life for the author. A very interesting case of Life Embellished.

The story follows the life of Sandor Courane in, or rather out of, a world run by a malevolent AI by the name of TECT. An incredibly unlucky man, Courane is nominated by TECT for jobs he simply cannot do adequately. For his disobedience, the computer exiles him to a prison planet known simply as Planet D, or Home. He lives a simple pastoral life along with a small cadre of fellow prisoners. In a story told through flashbacks, it becomes clear that everyone who enters Planet D quickly succumbs to a debilitating form of memory loss and dies within a year. With Courane determined to cure himself and strike back against TECT, but absolutely powerless, the story that follows serves as a fine instigator of clinical depression.

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