The Last Book in the Universe
| Title | The Last Book in the Universe |
| Year for Search | 2000 |
| Authors | Philbrick, Rodman(b. 1951) |
| Date Published | 2000 |
| Publisher | The Blue Sky Press/Scholastic |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Young adult dystopia set many years after a worldwide earthquake destroyed civilization. The novel is in the form of a quest by a young man, an old man in a society controlled by gangs from one area to another under a different gang. Along the way, a child and a genetically enhanced young woman from Eden, a high-tech enclave completely cut off from the surrounding area, joins them. |
| Additional Publishers | . Part originally published as “The Last Book in the Universe.” Tomorrowland: 10 Stories About the Future. Comp. Michael Cart (New York: Scholastic Press, 1999), 9-23 with an “Author’s Note 22-23. |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | (b. 1951) |
| Full Text | 2000 Philbrick, Rodman (b. 1951). The Last Book in the Universe. New York: The Blue Sky Press/Scholastic. Part originally published as “The Last Book in the Universe.” Tomorrowland: 10 Stories About the Future. Comp. Michael Cart (New York: Scholastic Press, 1999), 9-23 with an “Author’s Note 22-23. PSt Young adult dystopia set many years after a worldwide earthquake destroyed civilization. The novel is in the form of a quest by a young man, an old man in a society controlled by gangs from one area to another under a different gang. Along the way, a child and a genetically enhanced young woman from Eden, a high-tech enclave completely cut off from the surrounding area, joins them. |
