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The story is set in a future society where the Elite continue to control life through a fatal rule: individuals are terminated at the age of 21. Logan, a Sandman charged with enforcing this law, begins to feel the strain of the system’s cruelty. When he chooses to run from his duties, he becomes the very fugitives the Sandmen hunt, initiating a conflict between duty and humanity. The narrative explores the struggle for freedom in a tightly regulated world.
First publish date: 1967
Genre: Dystopian & Apocalyptic Fiction/Dystopian Fiction
Authors: William F. Nolan
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