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When the last of the Fifth Ice Age melts, fourteen people find themselves isolated in the subterranean tunnels beneath New York City. Seven of them, expelled from the colony, and a single deserter set out on a perilous trek toward a surface that has long ceased to exist: London.
The journey is fraught with environmental hazards, dwindling supplies, and the psychological strain of an uncertain future. Along the way, the travelers encounter remnants of a world that once was, forcing them to confront what it means to rebuild a civilization after a global catastrophe.
First publish date: 1964
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
Authors: Robert Silverberg
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