Against the Day
A tale spanning the years between the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and the end of World War I features characters who are caught up in such events as the labor troubles of Colorado, the Mexican revolution, and the heyday of silent-movie Hollywood.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Penguin Press HC
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN-13
- 9781400153701
- Genre
- FictionScience Fiction
- Topics
- Labor struggles and class conflictHistorical upheaval and revolutionTechnology and modernity
Awards
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelShortlisted(2007)
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