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A Torrent of Faces

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In the year 2794 the Earth is ravaged by over-population and lack of food, evne though all available foodstuffs are in use. A new race, the Tritons, have come from the sea to mingle with humans. The only hope for ultimate survival lies in a long-awaited interstellar drive, but all efforts so far have failed. The novel is essentially one of brave people fighting against insurmountable odds.

For a book that contains only 286 pages, there are a lot of subjects that are related to the story: an asteroid collision, mental powers, genetics...

The only animals in the world are contained in a few Preserves and the rest of the land is occupied by gigantic cities and the World Forest. Obviously, a population of a thousand billions (you read that right!) needs land for food. There are also unusual customs in that society but overall, the characters are all true to themselves. Enjoy.

Tighter than Tokyo.

Or, this future what do you want to call it, teralopolis? Or something like that, anyway, has a very serious population problem. It takes a lot of hard work but the genius types running the place to try and keep a lid on things and actually keep stuff going. Any wild card elements thrown in will cause quite a few problems.