
Through Darkest America: Isaac Asimov Presents
(The first book in the Through Darkest America series)(1987)
A novel by
Neal Barrett Jr
Publisher's Weekly
Another in the new Isaac Asimov Presents series (see above), this provocative novel is set in a world that nuclear war has almost decimated of cities, technology and large animals. To replace farm livestock, the country's sole source of meat is genetically altered humans, without intelligence or speech. A distant civil war out west, its harsh taxes and harsher collectors, force Howie Ryder to flee his family's Tennessee farm. He falls in with outlaw Pardo, who signs on with a big meat drive only to rustle it and playsand preys onboth sides in running guns. Barrett's SF rendering of this latter-day civil war comes complete with a version of slavery, cavalry charges and a young boy representing the country's coming of age. The romantic narrative skillfully moves from a well-told if familiar story of war and the western frontier to areas of ambiguity and uncertainty that readers are left to answer for themselves.
Another in the new Isaac Asimov Presents series (see above), this provocative novel is set in a world that nuclear war has almost decimated of cities, technology and large animals. To replace farm livestock, the country's sole source of meat is genetically altered humans, without intelligence or speech. A distant civil war out west, its harsh taxes and harsher collectors, force Howie Ryder to flee his family's Tennessee farm. He falls in with outlaw Pardo, who signs on with a big meat drive only to rustle it and playsand preys onboth sides in running guns. Barrett's SF rendering of this latter-day civil war comes complete with a version of slavery, cavalry charges and a young boy representing the country's coming of age. The romantic narrative skillfully moves from a well-told if familiar story of war and the western frontier to areas of ambiguity and uncertainty that readers are left to answer for themselves.
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Hardback Editions
1987 : Hardback
| Title: Through Darkest America Author(s): Jr., Neal Barrett Publisher: Congdon & Weed Availability: Amazon More details... |
1986 : Hardback
| Title: Through darkest America Author(s): Neal Barrett ISBN: 0-86553-184-6 / 978-0-86553-184-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Distributed by Contemporary Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
September 1988 : Paperback
| Title: Through Darkest America (Isaac Asimov Presents) Author(s): Neal, Jr. Barrett ISBN: 0-373-30302-5 / 978-0-373-30302-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Harlequin Books (Mm) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1988 : Paperback
| Title: Through Darkest America Author(s): Neal Barrett ISBN: 0-450-42173-2 / 978-0-450-42173-0 (UK edition) Publisher: New English Library Ltd Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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