Sea of Glass
| Author | Barry B. Longyear |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Ron Walotsky |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | St. Martins Press |
Publication date | 1986 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 375 |
| ISBN | 978-0-312-00780-5 |
Sea of Glass is a dystopian science fiction novel by Barry B. Longyear (1942- ) published by St. Martin's Press in 1986. Its ISBN number is ISBN 978-0-312-00780-5.
Background
Thomas Windom is a child born into a future where the actions and lives of all human beings are predicted and controlled by a supercomputer named MAC III. His early childhood is spent locked away in his parent's home as an illegal immigrant child. When he takes his first look outside on his seventh birthday he is discovered by an elderly neighbor and the 'men in black' remove him and he is placed in an Outcaster (illegal child) orphanage. His parents arrested and tortured to death, Thomas grows up in the Orphanage and learns to survive despite being a nonentity. Death and love come to him early, and often. He spends his teenage years learning about 'projections' and everyone's place in the world in relation to the inevitable Wardate that looms over the entire planet. As an adult, he learns of and accepts his place in the world and his role in the War.
Plot summary
Sources
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/barry-b-longyear/sea-of-glass.htm Fantastic Fiction.co.uk Sea of Glass
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/barry-b-longyear/ Fantastic Fiction.co.uk Barry B Longyear
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