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Vernor Vinge
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After the World Ends

Fifty years before, the "Peace Authority" took control of governments worldwide with a
radically different weapon, the "bobbler," which encased its targets within an
impenetrable force field, rendering resistance impotent. After the decimation caused by
severe plagues, civilization fell into a semifeudal state, and all high technology was
banned.

But Paul Naismith, inventor of the bobbler, has never given up hope, and having hidden
from the usurpers for decades, he is finally ready to lead the tinker underground against
the evil he helped to create. The odds against them seem impossibly long. Nothing has
been able to defeat the Peace Authority's bobbler.

Until now . . .

"Combines the tautness of a political thriller with strong characterizations. A suspenseful
story." - Library Journal

"Conveys the excitement of a conceptual breakthrough as well as the gap between theory
and actuality." - Publishers Weekly

"A fascinating scientific concept worked into a colorful, carefully thought-out future." --
Locus

The Peace War
Three-time Hugo Award winner
Vernor Vinge

"Unpredictable in its exciting plot twists yet totally logical in retrospect . . . the kind of
suspenseful adventure novel that is a joy to read."
--Reason
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Customer Reviews

riveted, February 15, 2003
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I'm a new reader of this author and I have to say this book kept me going through the
pages. The plot is well designed and the imagination involved is amazing. Vinge reminds
me strangely of Orson Scott Card in that his characters aren't necessarily well-developed
in their personalities but they are sufficient to move a well-crafted story to its purpose. I
really liked the book and I recommend it to anyone who is looking for a fun read.
the war to end all wars is a perfect concept, January 30, 2003
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