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Copyright (c) 1985 by Philip Jos├й Farmer All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not
be reproduced in any form without permission. Published simultaneously in Canada by General
Publishing Co. Limited, Toronto

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION I)ATA

Farmer, Philip Jos├й.
Dayworld.

I. Title.
PS3556.A72D34 1984 813'.54 84-17978
ISBN 0-399-12967-7

PrInted in the United States of America
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To my latest grandchild, Thomas Jos├й Josephsohn, born March 25, 1983. May he live to be old and be
always as bright, friendly, outgoing, cheerful, curious, and healthy as he is now.
My thanks to Father James D. Shaughnessy of Peoria for his counsel and stimulating ideas
re future popes. Any opinions and conclusions herein about seven simultaneous popes are, however,
my responsibility, not his.
Author's Preface

The basis or springboard for this novel is my short story "TheSliced-Crosswise-Only-On-Tuesday-
World." This took place in
A.D. 2214 (old style) or N.E. 130 (new style): N.E. stands for New
Era, and N.E. 130 indicates the one hundred and thirtieth year
after the official beginning of the "stoner" society. The events of Dayworid occur in A.D. 3414 or
N.E. 1330. Thirteen hundred and thirty years have passed since the start of the New Era, N.E. 1.
Though there are twelve hundred years between the events of the short story and the novel,
only seven and a half generations (arithmetically speaking) have been born. The reason for this
will become apparent during the course of the novel.
In the future, the U.S.A. will have to adopt the metric and twenty-four-hour time systems.
I use the present systems for the convenience of the American reader.
Some contemporary English words have different meanings in the New Era culture. These
changes should be obvious.
Do not be confused because some of the male characters have female names and some females
have male names. Times change; customs die.

The protagonist of Dayworid is an outlaw, a daybreaker. He lives by the horizontal
calendar.
Author's Preface