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Steel Beach

(1992)
(The first book in the Metal Trilogy series)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
1993 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee)
1993 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee)
1993 Prometheus Award (nominee)

The moon colony, Luna, is a virtual paradise where every need is provided for: food, prolonged lifespans, digital memories, and instant sex-changes. But the pointlessness of this easy life is making the inhabitants suicidal--including the central computer that monitors their existence. As humanity teeters on the edge of self-destruction, newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson sets out to find a new frontier.


Genre: Science Fiction

Praise for this book

"Varley is the best writer in America. This book proves it." - Tom Clancy


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