Song of the brakeman
By: Bill Direen
Publisher: Titus Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Auckland, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
Description: When a violent but ailing force in possession of earth’s remaining wealth fixes to enslave a subaltern people who carry the genetic key to the survival of mankind an urban technician and his tribal lover takes sides in a guerrillero struggle to end all wars. The disposable resources of the planet are almost exhausted, water supplies are contaminated, parts of the landmasses have imploded - but the warning this novel carries is not strictly an earthly one.