The Postman : A Novel

David Brin
Random House Publishing Group
 9780553278743
0-553-27874-6

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE A moving experience . . . a powerful cautionary tale.Whitley StrieberHe was a survivora wanderer who traded tales for food and shelter in the dark and savage aftermath of a devastating.

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war.Fate touches him one chill winters day when he borrows the jacket of a long-dead postal worker to protect himself from the cold. The old, worn uniform still has power as a symbol of hope, and with it he begins to weave his greatest tale, of a nation on the road to recovery.This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth.A timeless novel as urgently compelling as War Day or Alas, Babylon, David Brins The Postman is the dramatically moving saga of a man who rekindled the spirit of America through the power of a dream, from a modern master of science fiction.The Postman will keep you engrossed until youve finished the last page.Chicago Tribune