Sea of Glass

Sea of Glass is an American dystopian novel in which a supercomputer called MAC III governs virtually every aspect of human life, including reproduction. Tommy is an illegal child, born in violation of MAC III's population controls, whose upbringing is shaped by witnessing the brutal consequences of unauthorized breeding. As he matures, he begins to question the deterministic world the computer has constructed and his own role in a coming conflict the system calls the Wardate. Published by St. Martin's Press, 1987. Signed and dated 1988 by Longyear, and additionally signed by dust jacket designer Ron Walotsky.


Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, blue paper covered boards. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1987. ISBN: 0312007809. #11252.
Fine in fine dust jacket.