Necessity

TitleNecessity
Year for Search2016
AuthorsWalton, Jo(b. 1964)
Date Published2016
PublisherTor
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsCanadian author, Female author, Welsh author
Annotation

Sequel to 2014 and 2015 Walton. In this novel Zeus has transported all the inhabitants of the Just City to another planet named Plato, and the inhabitants are interacting with aliens and have just been contacted by humans. The relocation has generally been successful, and a number of city states have been established that reflect different interpretations of Plato’s Republic.

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Author Note

The female author (b. 1964) was born in Wales and is a Canadian citizen.

Full Text

2016 Walton, Jo (b. 1964). Necessity. New York: Tor. PSt

Sequel to 2014 and 2015 Walton. In this novel Zeus has transported all the inhabitants of the Just City to another planet named Plato, and the inhabitants are interacting with aliens and have just been contacted by humans. The relocation has generally been successful, and a number of city states have been established that reflect different interpretations of Plato’s Republic. The female author was born in Wales and is a Canadian citizen.