{"product_id":"first-born-s-f-masterworks","title":"First Born (S.F. MASTERWORKS)","description":"1981. A different Britain. When Norman Forrester of the Defence Ministry's Experimental Institute effects a successful fertilisation of a female gorilla with human sperm, an infant is born. Gordon, known as Gor, is his son in two senses. But Gor's parentage must remain a secret. He has no legal existence as an individual because his existence has never been divulged to the government data bank. In more than one way, Gor is a 'non-person'.  Operated on so that he is capable of speech, Gor grows through boyhood and adolescence into a strong, intelligent youth. When he discovers his true identity, he is devastated by his outcast destiny. But is there the possibility of a home amongst some of the exiles from a computer-dominated class-oriented society? And if Gor can find them, will they accept him?  Maureen Duffy's novel offers both an enthralling, fast-moving narrative and a vivid parable of the individual's struggle to win acceptance from his fellows and to overcome the forces that seek to destroy human individuality in any age.","brand":"smeikalbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53250049999235,"sku":"9781399623353N","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/files\/be5404e8-1a42-404e-98e6-76f1d2a55d70.jpg?v=1727716683","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/first-born-s-f-masterworks","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}