When I was Given this book by a avid fan Huxley I did not know the mortifing power did the pages hero. Huxley's vision of the future is not only amazing but enlighting of the terriable power of Nuclear War and the aftermath. If you have read in 1984 by G. Orwell or Brave New World by Huxley You Should pick up this book. At first if you are lost, keep reading and before you know it you will have finished the book. It is a page turner in every sence of the word.