First published 1980
Hal Bregg, astronaut, returns from a 10-year space mission to find 127 years have passed on Earth. The planet he knew is gone, replaced by a sterile, risk-averse civilization that has left him behind. Struggling to adapt to this new world, Bregg must confront a humanity that has evolved beyond the limits he once knew. Can he find his place in a society that no longer values what he represents?
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, literary-fiction, speculative-fiction
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, social-commentary
Setting: Outer Space, Earth
Period: The Future
247 pages · Hardcover · Harcourt Brace Jovanovich