Omega

Résumé

Will Barrent finds himself, without memory of any crime or of his previous life, being shipped to the planet Omega. Used to imprison extreme offenders, Omega has a hierarchical society of extreme brutality, where the way to advance & avoid dying is to commit endless crimes. The average life expectancy from time of arrival is three years. The story concerns his attempt to survive, escape & return to Earth to clear himself of accusations against him. Earth is a uniform utopian society based on mutual trust & conformity. It's sleepy & stagnant, developing neither socially nor technologically.