The novel “Century of the Manikin” by E.C. Tubb was published for the first time in 1972.

Human aggressiveness has been eliminated thanks to the long work of P.A.E.C. (Propaganda and Emotional Control), the organization that constantly acts on the population to keep it peaceful. Various tools are exploited, from drugs to forms of manipulation of public opinion.

Peace has existed for many years, a situation that in theory is utopian that, however, hides problems that transformed society into a dystopia. Mannequins used as a relief for residual aggression are not enough to curb obsessions and clandestine solutions are spreading.

The novel “The Final Programme” by Michael Moorcock was published for the first time in 1968 fixing-up short stories written in previous years. It’s the first novel in the Jerry Cornelius series.

Jerry Cornelius leads a team whose goal is to penetrate his family mansion, inhabited by his brother Frank, to get their hands on important information and save his sister Catherine. It’s a complex mission due to the sophisticated defense systems and doesn’t exactly end in a great success.

In Jerry Cornelius’ team there was also Miss Brunner, a computer expert who has her own very extreme project, in which she wants to involve Jerry as well. Taken from his fratricidal fight, Jerry tries to juggle relationships that become more complex and dangerous than ever with his brother Frank and Miss Brunner.