The Pawn

TitleThe Pawn
Year for Search1975
AuthorsMather, Arthur(b. 1925)
Date Published1975
PublisherWren
Place PublishedMelbourne, VIC, Australia
KeywordsAustralian author, Male author
Annotation

Authoritarian, overpopulation dystopia which hopes to solve its problems by creating artificial satellites that can absorb 500,000 people each. Military government on Earth controlled by a small elite and the secret service. The novel is about the first experimental satellite, which is destroyed at the end.

Holding Institutions

A, M, NZ

Author Note

Australian author (b. 1925).

Full Text

1975 Mather, Arthur (b. 1925). The Pawn. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Wren. A, M, NZ

Authoritarian, overpopulation dystopia which hopes to solve its problems by creating artificial satellites that can absorb 500,000 people each. There is a military government on Earth controlled by a small elite and the secret service. The novel is about the first experimental satellite, which is destroyed at the end. Australian author.