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The Penultimate Truth

1964

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Believing a global war still rages, most of humanity lives underground and labors to support the fighting. When one man ventures to the surface, he discovers a world that challenges everything his leaders have told him.

Chronology

Work history

  1. Mar-May 1964

    Composed Mar-May 1964

    Composition date or range from the canonical chronology.

  2. May 12, 1964

    Received by Scott Meredith Literary Agency

    May 12, 1964

  3. Sep 1964

    First published Sep 1964

    The Penultimate Truth · Belmont

  4. Draws on The Defenders

    The novel splices/reworks material from The Defenders and The Mold of Yancy.

    The Defenders

  5. Draws on The Mold of Yancy

    The novel splices/reworks material from The Mold of Yancy and The Defenders.

    The Mold of Yancy

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  • Draws onThe DefendersThe Penultimate Truth splices and reworks material from The Defenders.
  • Draws onThe Mold of YancyThe Penultimate Truth splices and reworks material from The Mold of Yancy.