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The Children of Men

by P.D. James · 1992

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In the year 2021, the world is a bleak place where all human males have become sterile, and no child can ever be born again. Civilization is giving way to cruelty and despair, and historian Theo Faron has nearly resigned himself to apathy. Then he is asked to join a band of revolutionaries—a move that may hold the key to humanity's survival.

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medium · 241 pages

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