▁used ▁in ▁j okes ▁Category : National ▁person ifications ▁Category : Radio ▁super h ero es ▁Category : M ale ▁characters ▁in ▁radio ▁Category : Radio ▁characters ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 <0x0A> </s> ▁Arch form : ▁Beaut y ▁is ▁a ▁science ▁fiction ▁novel ▁by ▁American ▁writer ▁L . ▁E . ▁M odes itt , ▁ ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁It ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁ 2 4 th ▁century ▁Earth . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Roland ▁Green ▁in ▁his ▁review ▁for ▁Book list ▁said ▁that ▁" Mod es itt ▁creates ▁exception ally ▁v ivid ▁but ▁the ▁narr ative ▁continu um ▁somewhat ▁hard ▁to ▁get ▁into . ▁Ult imately ▁most ▁readers ▁will ▁probably ▁be ▁absor bed ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁and ▁glad ▁that ▁the ▁ending ▁doesn ' t ▁pre clude ▁further ▁stories ▁in ▁its ▁setting ". ▁ ▁Kirk us ▁Re views ▁wrote ▁that ▁" Mod es itt ' s ▁always ▁worth ▁reading , ▁but ▁this ▁may ▁well ▁be ▁his ▁best ▁ever ." ▁ ▁Peter ▁C annon ▁in ▁his ▁review ▁for ▁Publish ers ▁Week ly ▁said ▁that ▁" set ▁against ▁a ▁background ▁of ▁bi ological ▁terror ism , ▁M odes itt ' s ▁tale ▁expl ores ▁social ▁issues ▁( only ▁the ▁rich ▁can ▁afford ▁priv acy ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in jections ▁of ▁micro scop ic , ▁medical ▁rob ots ▁to ▁stay ▁health y ) ▁sure ▁to ▁reson ate ▁with ▁many ▁readers . ▁This ▁brilliant ▁novel ▁is ▁as ▁thought ▁prov oking ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁entertain ing ." ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category :