The Steps of the Sun
Author: | Walter Tevis |
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Collier Books, 1990 Corgi Books, 1985 Gollancz, 1984 Doubleday, 1983 |
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Book Type: | Novel |
Genre: | Science-Fiction |
Sub-Genre Tags: | Pulp Science-Fantasy Space Exploration |
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It is the sixties -- the 2060s -- and things on Earth are looking grim. Firewood is $7 a stick. Macy's is a giant coal storage bin. Energy laws have outlawed elevators, and skyscrapers stand empty. The U.S. is a second-rate power run by the Mafia and the Teamsters. Space travel is illegal. Worst of all, a new Ice Age is on the way.
What the world needs is a hero. A man rich enough to build his own spaceship. Brave enough to fly it. Crazy enough to want to save the world. Lucky enough to succeed.
And here he comes...
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