- Quaker authors, Post Apocalyptic, Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general
In the wake of the Death Year's atomic holocaust, an alien invasion imposes a kind of peace upon the survivors of a shattered Earth until a small community of Quakers decides to confront the saviors with their own version of resistance. The author of A Door into Ocean ( LJ 12/1/85) juxtaposes the horrors of nuclear aftermath and the persistence of human hope with rare skill and grace. Recommended for sf collections.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and contemporary.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
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- Author
- Joan Slonczewski
- First published
- 1989
- Pages
- 288
- Publisher
- Morrow, The Women's Press, Avon Books
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780704342545
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