num_pages: 566
description: Fleeing Earth after an alien invasion, the human race stands on the threshold of evolution, like a fish cast on artificial shores. Their new home is Luna, a moon colony blessed with creature comforts, prolonged lifespans, digital memories, and instant sex changes. But the people of Luna are bored, restless, and suicidal -- and so is the computer that monitors their existence...
language: English
title: Steel Beach
titlecomplete: Steel Beach
characters: Hildy Johnson, Central Computer
genres: Cyberpunk, Dystopia, Novels, Science Fiction, Collections, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Space Opera
ratings_count: 3177
series: Eight Worlds
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Ace