The Others is a 1986 novel by Alison Prince. In the novel, people are subject to physical and mental programming to perform their job functions, in a post-holocaust setting.
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Reception
Dave Langford reviewed The Others for White Dwarf #82, and stated that "Not desperately convincing in its resolution [...] but otherwise it's tense and gritty stuff. Rather than being miraculously preserved to the final, likable characters can die."
Reviews
Review by Sue Thomason (1987) in Vector 136
Review by Ken Brown (1987) in Interzone, #19 Spring 1987