The Steps of the Sun

Walter Tevis

In 2063, when a massive energy crisis has forced the U.S. to revert almost entirely to coal and wood for fuel, a reclusive millionaire, tormented by his own inadequacies, embarks on a space trip to discover a new source of fuel.

Published
1983
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Walter Tevis

Walter Stone Tevis (1928–1984) was an American novelist and short story author. He wrote science fiction and mainstream novels. He is the author of the science fiction novels The Man Who Fell to Earth (1963), Mockingbird (1980) and The Steps of the Sun (1983). He has also written The Hustler (1959), The Color of Money (1984), The Queen Gambit (1983) and a short story collection Far From Home (1981).