Starburst
Title | Starburst |
Year for Search | 1982 |
Authors | Pohl, Frederik [George] [Jr.](1919-2013) |
Date Published | 1982 |
Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Place Published | New York |
Keywords | Male author, US author |
Annotation | The novel presents a dystopia of the near future in a U. S. that is marked by violent protests and widespread disorder. It also presents a eutopia brought about on another planet through the unexplained development of new powers by a group of people sent on a supposedly meaningless trip to a nonexistent planet. They bring a degree of healing to the Earth. Some satire. |
Holding Institutions | MoU-St |
Author Note | (1919-2013) |
Full Text | 1982 Pohl, [Jr.], Frederik [George] (1919-2013). Starburst. The novel presents a dystopia of the near future in a U. S. that is marked by violent protests and widespread disorder. It also presents a eutopia brought about on another planet through the unexplained development of new powers by a group of people sent on a supposedly meaningless trip to a nonexistent planet. They bring a degree of healing to the Earth. Some satire. |