The Day of the Drones

TitleThe Day of the Drones
Year for Search1969
AuthorsLightner, A[lice] M[artha](1904-1988)
Tertiary AuthorsLightner, A. M.
Date Published1969
PublisherW.W. Norton
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsFemale author, US author
Annotation

In a future post-catastrophe Africa, Blacks rule and believe that their civilization is the only one left. Whites are drones. An expedition led by a young African woman is allowed to search for others and finds both that others do exist and that there are the remains of Western civilization, both of which are likely effect to African civilization.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. New York: Bantam Books, 1970.

Holding Institutions

MoU-St

Author Note

The female author (1904-88) wrote non-fiction under her married name Alice Lightner Hopf.

Full Text

1969 Lightner, A[lice] M[artha] (1904-88). The Day of the Drones. New York: W.W. Norton. Rpt. New York: Bantam Books, 1970. The author wrote non-fiction under her married name Alice Lightner Hopf. MoU-St

In a future post-catastrophe Africa, Blacks rule and believe that their civilization is the only one left. Whites are drones. An expedition led by a young African woman is allowed to search for others and finds both that others do exist and that there are the remains of Western civilization, both of which are likely effect to African civilization. Female author.