Dayworld Rebel

by Philip José Farmer

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A daybreaker rebels on an overpopulated planet in this dystopian adventure by the author of the World of Tiers series.

Jeff Caird was once a daybreaker: a criminal who avoided government-required suspended animation by living seven different identities. Now he goes by the name William St.-George Duncan, and he's suppressed the memory of his past, and even his real identity, in order to avoid harsh punishment by the government of the Organic Commonwealth of Earth. But the danger is far from show more over, and the authorities continue to hunt him—because among the things he's forgotten there's something very important . . .

In the wilderness of northern New Jersey, Dunc has fallen in with a group of rebel daybreakers. As he struggles to retrieve the memory that's so valuable—and dangerous—to the government, he learns from his new allies that there's a larger movement to break free from the control of the corrupt World Council that limits citizens to one day of consciousness per week. And the knowledge buried deep within him may be the key to their success.

Hugo award–winning Science Fiction Grand Master Philip José Farmer returns to the Dayworld universe for the second installment of his richly imagined trilogy, in which Earth's overpopulation has led to the most stringent government restrictions on personal freedom imaginable.

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Jeff Caird escapes from government custody and lives under the identity of William St.-George Duncan. He has suppressed his past memories to avoid the tyrannical, overpopulated world government's mental surveillance.

While living under a new identity, Duncan aligns with a group of rebel daybreakers hiding in the New Jersey wilds, seeking to overthrow the system that allows people only one day of consciousness per week. Caird struggles to recover vital secrets buried in his own mind while evading the authorities of the Organic Commonwealth.
Caird is back, or rather, Duncan is. Having suppressed all his other personalities, Duncan knows little to nothing about previous events. Yet he is determined to escape from his captors and strike back at the oppressive government. The second Dayworld novel is just as intriguing and page turning as the first one
Rebelde de Mundo de Día se inicia allá donde termino la anterior novela de Philip José Farmer Mundo de Día. Jefferson Cervantes Caird, prisionero en la Institución Takahashi de Maniatan, ha adoptado una nueva personalidad única para protegerse de sus siete anteriores. Y su único deseo es escapar de un lugar donde nadie antes ha escapado. Cuando lo consiga, se verá sumido en un periplo que lo llevará primero al seno de una organización clandestina que lucha contra el prepotente gobierno mundial, luego a reencontrarse con su pasado, y finalmente a enfrentarse al hombre que origino su propia rebeldía, su antecesor y el origen mismo de esa rebelión contra el poder establecido.
Porque el principal problema de Jefferson Cervantes show more Caird, ahora William St. George Duncan, no es solamente el tener que luchar contra el mundo que le rodea, sino también contra sí mismo. Porque, en su desesperada fuga hacía delante, ha perdido el recuerdo de todas sus vidas anteriores, y los motivos que le impulsaron a rebelarse contra el mundo que le rodea… show less

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Philip José Farmer was born in North Terre Haute, Indiana on January 26, 1918. He worked in a steel mill while attending Bradley University at night and writing in his spare time. In 1952, his story The Lovers, in which a human has sex with an alien, was published in a pulp magazine called Startling Stories and won him the Hugo Award in 1953 for show more most promising new author. He quit his job to become a full-time writer, but a string of misfortunes eventually forced him to take jobs as a manual laborer. He worked as a technical writer from 1956 to 1970, but continued writing science fiction. He finally found success in the 1960's with the Riverworld series. He wrote more than 75 books throughout his lifetime including the Dayworld series and the World of Tiers series. He also wrote short stories. He won the Hugo award for best novella in 1968 for Riders of the Purple Wage and for best novel in 1972 for To Your Scattered Bodies Go. In 1988, he was the recipient of the Writers of the Past Award and the Nova for best book for Riverworld. In 2001 he was awarded the Grand Master Award and the World Fantasy Life Achievement Award. He died on February 25, 2009 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Original title
Dayworld Rebel
Original publication date
1987
Dedication
Once again, to my wife, Bette. I was
very lucky when she married me.
First words
He had been seven men.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)He whooped with joy at the stars.
Original language*
English
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Fiction and Literature, Science Fiction
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
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PS3556 .A72 .D4Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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