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The Steps of the Sun
The Steps of the Sun
Author: Walter Tevis
It is the sixties, 2063, and things on Earth are looking grim. All energy sources have been depleted or declared unsafe.    China's world dominance is growing, and America is sliding into impotence.  Firewood is $7 a stick.  Macy's is a giant coal storage bin.  Energy laws have outlawed elevators, and skyscrapers...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780425076453
ISBN-10: 0425076458
Publication Date: 4/1/1985
Pages: 259
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Publisher: Berkley/PenguinPutnam
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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An interesting lok at a possible future.
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Walter Tevis wrote the acclaimed story, The Man Who Fell to Earth. Now he brings his superb writing talent to a story about a grim near-future earth that has exhausted its supplies of energy. He's rich and jaded. He buys a mothballed spaceship and sets out on the adventure of a lifetime: looking for uranium on distant planets. He finds more than anyone can imagine--a sentient planet!
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