The Long Result
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The Long Result is a 1965 British science fiction
novel, by John Brunner
in which difficult problems are solved by clever people working hard and sensibly, with the violent approach revealed as an aberration
, and with a halogen
-breathing deus-ex-machina largely leaving people to solve people problems.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
novel, by John Brunner
John Brunner (novelist)
John Kilian Houston Brunner was a prolific British author of science fiction novels and stories. His 1968 novel Stand on Zanzibar, about an overpopulated world, won the 1968 Hugo Award for best science fiction novel. It also won the BSFA award the same year...
in which difficult problems are solved by clever people working hard and sensibly, with the violent approach revealed as an aberration
Aberration
An aberration is something that deviates from the normal way.Aberration may refer to:In optics and physics:*Optical aberration, an imperfection in image formation by an optical system...
, and with a halogen
Halogen
The halogens or halogen elements are a series of nonmetal elements from Group 17 IUPAC Style of the periodic table, comprising fluorine , chlorine , bromine , iodine , and astatine...
-breathing deus-ex-machina largely leaving people to solve people problems.