In Berlin of 2041, millions of people live underground. The city is in a state of perpetual war with the rest of the world, its besieged population locked beneath an impenetrable dome. Strictly rationed food is available only to workers, Christianity is banned, and breeding is governed by eugenics. But a ray of hope descends into the underworld when a young American chemist manages to penetrate the subterranean society in an attempt to rally the demoralized citizens and spark a revolution. Written toward the end of World War I and published in 1919, this gripping dystopian novel offers remarkably prescient views of Germany's resurgence and the rise of fascism. City of Endless Night's many anticipations of Nazi ideology include rigid governmental control of the press, promotion of eugenics, and the embrace of the concept of a master race. A landmark of science fiction, this pioneering novel was the precursor of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, and other visionary tales.

City of Endless Night (Dover Doomsday Classics)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Hastings, Milo

Science Fiction

Dover `

City of Endless Night (Classics of Science Fiction)

A fascinating and disturbing dystopian vision from a neglected sci-fi master, imagining an all too terrifying alternate ending to World War I and its implications for the human race The year is 2041. Since the end of WWI, Berlin has been an enormous subterranean city, home to 300 million citizens who have never seen the sun, and presided over by the autocratic Hohenzollern dynasty. Every aspect of life is regimented; from controlled rations that are issued on the basis of work-for-food, to a press that works exclusively under the auspices of the Information Service. Christianity has been abolished and all breeding is carried out on the basis of strict eugenic principles. Lyman De Forrest, an American chemist, discovers a way of neutralizing Berlin's defenses and, assuming the identity of a dead German man, enters the city to discover its hidden truths. The first outsider for decades to enter the forbidden metropolis, he is horrified to find a society where women are kept in isolation for breeding or the pleasuring of high status men. Can De Forrest escape this living tomb? Published shortly after the end of WWI, this tremendous example of early dystopian science fiction is thought to have been the inspiration behind Fritz Lang's Metropolis.

Literature & Fiction

Hyperion Pr

City of Endless Night

In Hastings' horrific dystopia, the battle between Germany and her enemies in the First World War ends in a stalemate, turning Berlin into a terrible dystopia in which one American is trapped as he attempts to pass himself off as a citizen.

Classics

Wildside Pr

Literary

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Nabu Press

In Berlin of 2041, millions of people live underground. The city is in a state of perpetual war with the rest of the world, its besieged population locked beneath an impenetrable dome. Strictly rationed food is available only to workers, Christianity is banned, and breeding is governed by eugenics. But a ray of hope descends into the underworld when a young American chemist manages to penetrate the subterranean society in an attempt to rally the demoralized citizens and spark a revolution. Written toward the end of World War I and published in 1919, this gripping dystopian novel offers remarkably prescient views of Germany's resurgence and the rise of fascism. City of Endless Night's many anticipations of Nazi ideology include rigid governmental control of the press, promotion of eugenics, and the embrace of the concept of a master race. A landmark of science fiction, this pioneering novel was the precursor of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, and other visionary tales.

HardPress Publishing

IndyPublish

Milo Milton Hastings (1884-1957) was an American author, inventor, and cigarette-smoking nutritionist. Many believe that his most memorable novel, City of Endless Night, exercised a direct influence on Metropolis (1927), Fritz Lang's infamous science fiction film. In City of Endless Night Hasting anticipates the resurgence of Germany and its tilt toward fascism. In the words of science fiction critic Sam Moskowitz, "On all counts of inventiveness, social significance, narrative flow and intrinsic worth, [City . . . ] ranks with When the Sleeper Wakes by H.G. Wells, Messiah of the Cylinder by Victor Rousseau and We by Eugene Zamiatin, all written and published about the same period." The "city of night" is Berlin of the year 2041, a Berlin that has become an entirely roofed-in city of sixty levels, sheltering 300,000,000 sun-starved humans. Since 1941 the city has held its ground against the World State, which has worked to bomb it into line innumerable times. Hohenzollerns rule this world with the "graces" of autocratic socialism . . . As the 21st Century gives bountiful evidence that totalitarian dreams and impulses remain forceful, even in liberal democracies, City of Endless Night stands as an indispensable political and psychological investigation. WISEBLOOD BOOKS is dedicated to preserving, editing, and publishing fiction, philosophy, and other works fit for the world stage. We believe that many manuscripts should be published widely but remain buried in desk drawers because they cannot meet the New York publishing industry's often dubious demands. We aim to remedy that. Our WISEBLOOD CLASSICS series brings hard-to-find works back into being and introduces great books to a new generation. Visit us at www.wisebloodbooks.com. We are wide-eyed for new epiphanies of truth.

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City of Endless Night (Dover Doomsday Classics)

City of Endless Night (Classics of Science Fiction)

City of Endless Night

City of Endless Night

City of Endless Night

City of Endless Night

City of Endless Night

City of Endless Night (Wiseblood Classics)

City of Endless Night