I Have just finished reading The Penal Colony by
Richard Herley Who I understand is a MR member
I had already posted this elsewhere as most pre 2009 MR members where aware of it. But there are so many new members and guests who are not.
The original post was buried in such a long thread for new viewers I have given it it's own thread. If the mods do not agree please remove it.
IMHO I think both the work and the policy are good enough to merit it's own thread - like Spacejock, Boyd Morrison and other members here - DRM free Shareware ebooks - pay if you enjoy it - we must encourage other writers to do the same by supporting them.
Copy for free & if you read & enjoy - Pay for it!
Who else would you recommend who is doing the same?
An excellent and thought provoking read. Thoroughly recommended
Synopsis
It is 1997. The British government now runs island prison colonies to take dangerous offenders from its overcrowded mainland jails. Among all these colonies, Sert, 25 miles off the north Cornish coast, has the worst reputation. There are no warders. Satellite technology is used to keep the convicts under watch. New arrivals are dumped by helicopter and must learn to survive as best they can. But not all the islanders are savages. Under the charismatic leadership of one man a community has evolved. A community with harsh and unyielding rules, peopled by resourceful men for whom the hopeless dream of escape may not be so hopeless after all ...
(The book apparently was the basis for the film 'No Escape' starring Ray Liotta)