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 First edition cover | |
| Author | Jamie Woosley |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | John Schoenherr |
| Country | Template:Country data Estmere |
| Language | English |
| Series | Firstworld series |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Published | August 1967 |
| Publisher | Broadleaf Publishing |
| Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
| Pages | 412 |
| Followed by | Rimworld Fall |
Firstworld is a science fiction novel by Estmerish writer Jamie Woosley. Published in 1967, it became immensely popular and won numerous literary awards, and is widely considered to be significantly influential work in modern Estmerish science fiction. It is the first installment of the Firstworld saga.
Firstworld is set in the distant future, where humanity is spread across the galaxy but cannot travel or communicate faster than the speed of light, thus planets and star systems are isolated from each other. The novel follows the story of Bradward Baia, who lives on a planet in one of these isolated solar systems, whose world is recovering from an apocalyptic event and the resulting technological and societal collapse. The story explores the culture shock caused by the multilayered interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion between the peoples of Ekua during a political interregnum on the planet.