num_pages: 12
description: He is a survivor - a wanderer who trades tales for food and shelter in the dark and savage aftermath of a devastating war. Fate touches him one chill winter's 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 Brin's "The Postman" is the dramatically moving saga of a man who rekindles the spirit of America.
language: English
title: The Postman
titlecomplete: The Postman
characters: Gordon Krantz
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, Speculative Fiction, Apocalyptic, Science Fiction Fantasy, Novels, Fantasy, Dystopia, Post Apocalyptic
ratings_count: 35012
places: Pacific Northwest
awards: awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Science Fiction Novel, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: John W. Campbell Memorial Award
category: Best Science Fiction Novel, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: SF Chronicle Award
category: Novel
publisher: Unabridged Library Edition