The Postman
Language: English
Publisher: Spectra
Published: Jan 1, 1985
Collection:
Fiction
Reading Ease:
82.93
Genre:
Science Fiction
Page Count:
339
Word Count:
92619
Book Details
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Description:
This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth. A timeless novel as urgently compelling as War Day or Alas, Babylon, David Brin's The Postman is the dramatically moving saga of a man who rekindled the spirit of America through the power of a dream, from a modern master of science fiction.
He was a survivor--a wanderer who traded tales for food and shelter in the dark and savage aftermath of a devastating war. Fate touches him one chill winter's day when he borrows the jacket of a long-dead postal worker to protect himself from the cold. The old, worn uniform still has power as a symbol of hope, and with it he begins to weave his greatest tale, of a nation on the road to recovery.
From the Paperback edition.