The Inheritors Author:William Golding A gripping novel about the beginning of mankind. — Golding is best known for "Lord of the Flies." In that novel, boys beyond the reach of civilization's sanctions revert to savagery. In this, the 'inheritors,' who take on civilization's attributes, cling brutally to savage traits. Golding has got his target boxed in, but it remains to be decid... more »ed at just what point human nature is ideal« less