Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America
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| Preceded by | Julian: A Christmas Story | |
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Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America is a
dystopian speculative fiction novel written by Robert Charles Wilson, and an expansion of Wilson's 2006 novella Julian: A Christmas Story
.
Plot summary
In the 22nd century year of 2172, long after the end of the
Washington DC due to an unspecified cataclysm, Manhattan, New York has become the national capital. The United States has also annexed most of Canada and comprises sixty states, but is fighting German-controlled Mitteleuropa ("the Dutch") in the contested territory of Labrador. Climate change and peak oil
have caused technological reversion, exacerbated by the Dominion's repressive social policies.
Deklan Comstock, the hereditary President, has already arranged the death of his brother Bryce. The latter's widow, Emily, sends her son Julian to the remote rural western boreal district of
Darwinian evolution in this world) and reimposing separation of church and state as public policy. He also emerges as gay, falling for Magnus, a Unitarian
-style minister.
Unfortunately, the Dominion and the armed forces revolt and Julian and Magnus catch "the Pox" and die alongside one another, but Adam and Calyxa, his equally free-thinking and feminist wife, escape to
Roman Emperor
, with the military having significant power in the choice of President (as in the Roman Empire).
Awards and honors
In April 2010, the novel was nominated for the 2010 Hugo Award in the Best Novel category.[2]
References
- ^ "Julian Comstock". Goodreads. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "The 2010 Hugo and John W. Campbell Award Nominees". AussieCon 4. April 4, 2010. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
External links
- Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database