![]() ![]() Japan has blockaded the West Coast (and other countries guard the other borders) and no one is allowed in or out of the country. The story is told through the eyes of a young man, Hank, who, like everyone else, isn't sure what is going on in the outside world (although rumors abound). The novel is set in Orange County, California and focuses on a village of about 60 people struggling to get by. The reader is never really sure what caused the war, rumor has it that neutron bombs were detonated in vehicles in the 2,000 largest cities in the USA as a surprise attack by the rest of the world who wanted to put the US in its place. The war takes place in 1987, and the book is set in 2047. Written in 1984, it's not surprising then that the dystopian setting was caused by a nuclear war. The triptych covers three possible futures for California. The Wild Shore is the dystopian novel of the three. It is part of the Three Californias Triptych, and all titles were free on Audible last time I checked. ![]() The Wild Shore is the impressive debut novel by Kim Stanley Robinson. ![]()
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