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The Year of the Quiet Sun

by Wilson Tucker (1970)

About this book

Unavoidably, David Cheney becomes part of the future, in which a nuclear war has weakened both East and West, and in which America is torn by a race war. Yet among this desolate world, he discovers reasons for living.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraLate 20th Century
Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters

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