num_pages: 461
description: An enduring classic, this book offers a dramatic and prophetic look at the potential consequences of the escalating destruction of Earth. In this nightmare society, air pollution is so bad that gas masks are commonplace. Infant mortality is up, and everyone seems to suffer from some form of ailment. The water is polluted, and only the poor drink from the tap. The government is ineffectual, and corporate interests scramble to make a profit from water purifiers, gas masks, and organic foods. Environmentalist Austin Train is on the run. The Trainites, environmental activists and sometime terrorists, want him to lead their movement. The government wants him in jail, or preferably, executed. The media wants a circus. Everyone has a plan for Train, but Train has a plan of his own. This suspenseful science fiction drama is now available to a new generation of enthusiasts.
language: English
title: The Sheep Look Up
titlecomplete: The Sheep Look Up
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Apocalyptic, Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Dystopia, Post Apocalyptic
ratings_count: 5124
awards: awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 94723200000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Ballantine Books