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Julian Comstock
Published 2009 by Tor Books · 416 pages
Hugo · 2010
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5 award entries · 5 books · 1 wins · 1999–2010
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Synopsis
In a twenty-second-century America that has regressed to a nineteenth-century level of technology after peak oil, Julian Comstock — nephew of the reigning president — rises from obscurity to challenge both his uncle’s tyranny and the powerful state church. Narrated by his loyal friend Adam, it’s an adventure in the spirit of Twain and Kipling.
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