The Children of Men

ONE OF THE BBC'S '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD' The year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction. Under the despotic rule of Xan Lyppiat, the Warden of England, the old are despairing and the young cruel. Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere. That is, until a chance encounter with a young woman leads him into contact with a group of dissenters. Suddenly his life is changed irrevocably as he faces agonising choices which could affect the future of mankind.

Bericht

Taut, terrifying and convincing. Daily Mail

Produktdetails

• Autoren: P D James, P. D. James
• Verlag: Faber & Faber
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9780571342211
• ISBN: 978-0-571-34221-1
• Seiten: 352
• Abmessung: 130 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Serien: PD James; PD James
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Science Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Dystopian, FICTION / Thrillers / Terrorism, FICTION / Science Fiction / Genetic Engineering, Thriller / suspense fiction, War & combat fiction, Dystopian & utopian fiction, Science fiction: near-future