At the crucial moment of the decisive battle, when humanity's very existence hangs in the balance, the X-Men and -Women are exhorted to relinquish control of their powers, to let those powers do virtuous battle on their own.
Many, if not most, games offer multiple choices in terms of point of view as well; Atari's Terminator 3, for instance, lets you fight either for or against (or as) Arnold Schwarzenegger in the battle for humanity's future.
Eggers's command of this middle-management landscape is so sure — and his interest in the battle between humanity and technology so insistent — that his book might almost be a DeLillo novel written for the iPhone Generation, though delivered by DeLillo's more openhearted and Midwestern nephew.
The Dark Is Rising – the second book in Susan Cooper's superbly menacing Arthurian quintet, in which the forces of the Dark and the Light are pitched against each other in a battle for humanity's soul – is steeped in, driven by cold.
Add to that Azzam Tamimi's recent barely reported statement that Israel's aggression against the Palestinians is in no way an expression of a conflict between Muslims and Jews, but rather a battle for humanity and justice, and suddenly a new narrative is in action.
"There can never be a happy ending in the battle between humanity and ferocious gods.
Sometimes, during battle, "the humanity of the target intrudes," said Dr. Shira Maguen, the study's lead author.
In this epic battle for humanity's sexual and emotional future, Ted posits hermaphroditism as our only hope. .
As a ruthless battle threatens humanity, Tris and Four journey beyond the wall that encloses Chicago to find a peaceful solution for their embroiled city.
The Covenant's superior technology and numbers prove decisive advantages; though effective, the Spartans are too few in number to turn the tide of battle in humanity's favor.
