The Peace War
Hugo Award nominee 1985, Prometheus Award nominee 1985.
After the World Ends
Fifty years before, the "Peace Authority" took control of governments worldwide with a radically different weapon, the "bobbler," which encased its targets within an impenetrable force field, rendering resistance impotent. After the decimation caused by severe plagues, civilization fell into a semifeudal state, and all high technology was banned.
But Paul Naismith, inventor of the bobbler, has never given up hope, and having hidden from the usurpers for decades, he is finally ready to lead the tinker underground against the evil he helped to create. The odds against them seem impossibly long. Nothing has been able to defeat the Peace Authority's bobbler.
Until now...
"Combines the tautness of a political thriller with strong characterizations. A suspenseful story." – Library Journal
"Conveys the excitement of a conceptual breakthrough as well as the gap between theory and actuality." – Publishers Weekly
"A fascinating scientific concept worked into a colorful, carefully thought-out future." – Locus
Vernor Vinge
Vernor Steffen Vinge (born 1944) is a retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist and science fiction author.
Across Realtime
Across Realtime consists of two primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
