The Postman

by David Brin · first published 1985

The Postman is a post-apocalyptic dystopian science fiction novel by David Brin. It is about a man wandering the desolate Oregon countryside who finds a United States Postal Service uniform, which he puts on and then claims he is a mail carrier and federal inspector for the "Restored United States of America". His mail service and claims about the return of a central government gives hope to the people, who are threatened by a murderous, neo-feudalist militia. The first two parts were published separately as "The Postman" (1982) and "Cyclops" (1984).

Summary: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Genre:

Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic

Original language:

English

Reader rating:

★ 3.8 / 5 (19 on Open Library)

Year page:

1985