Worlds: A Novel of the Near Future

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Worlds: A Novel of the Near Future

Worlds Book 1

Science fiction Classic science fiction Science fiction: near future Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic

Author: Joe Haldeman

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Collection: Worlds #1

Language: English

Published by: Gateway

Published on: 29th September 2011

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 643 Kb

ISBN: 9780575111486


Introduction

Towards the end of the twenty-first century, 41 Worlds, small satellites with a total population of half a million, orbit the Earth, which has seen many changes, not least of which is a second revolution in America.

Main Character

Marianne O'Hara, a brilliant political sciences student, is from New New York, a hollowed out asteroid and the largest of the Worlds, but is to spend a year on Earth as a postgraduate student.

Plot Overview

Because the political relationship between the Worlds and Earth is complex and volatile, Marianne unwittingly finds herself caught up with a group of fanatics determined on a third revolution in America - even if such a revolution could lead to the destruction of the Earth...

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