The Year of the Quiet Sun (novel)

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The Year of the Quiet Sun
Cover of first edition (paperback)
Author	Wilson Tucker
Cover artist	Leo and Diane Dillon
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Science Fiction novel
Publisher	Ace Books
Publication date	1970
Media type	Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages	252 pp
ISBN	ISBN 0-441-94201-6

For other uses of "The Year Of The Quiet Sun", see The Year Of The Quiet Sun (disambiguation).

The Year Of The Quiet Sun is a 1970 science fiction novel by Wilson Tucker about the use of forward time travel to ascertain future political and social events. It won a retrospective John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 1976. It was also nominated for a Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1970, and a Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1971.

[edit] Plot Summary

Brian Chaney is a demographer and futurist approached while on vacation with the news that his contract has been purchased and he is required for a physical survey of the future via a secretly constructed time displacement vehicle. At a military installation south of Joliet, Illinois, the reluctant Chaney is teamed with two diversely talented military officers and a civilian liaison.