TY - ABST T1 - The Mirage Y1 - 2012 A1 - Matt[hew Theron] Theron] Ruff (b. 1965) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -

Dystopian alternative history in which U.S. Christian fundamentalists attack the Tigris and Euphrates World Trade Towers in Baghdad.

PB - Harper CY - New York U5 -

Public

ER - TY - ABST T1 - Sewer, Gas & Electric: The Public Works Trilogy Y1 - 1997 A1 - Matt[hew Theron] Theron] Ruff (b. 1965) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -

Humorous dystopia with much fantasy set in 2023. One sub-theme is that a new Tower of Babel is being built in Manhattan. While the book is dedicated to Ayn Rand (see 1938 and 1957 Rand), the presentation of Rand in the novel is almost entirely negative.

PB - Atlantic Monthly Press CY - New York U5 -

Merril, PSt

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