explorer / books · 1962
Dark Universe
Daniel F. Galouye’s only award entry in this dataset.
Published 1961 by Bantam Books · 154 pages
Hugo · 1962
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Synopsis
In a post-apocalyptic world where survivors of nuclear war live in deep underground caverns, humanity has lost all memory of light and developed alternative senses to navigate the perpetual darkness. Young Jared Fenton questions his society's superstitious beliefs about their environment and embarks on a dangerous quest to discover the truth about the world above.
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