Xen -- a satire about the new world order
by D. J. Solomon
The end of hate & prejudice...begins with you!
What if, in the near future, an everyday
misanthrope engineers the Apocalypse, creating
an intelligently designed new world order, but
unwittingly triggers another doomsday countdown?
Publication date: November 2004
XEN © Copyright 2004 D. J.
Solomon All rights reserved.
ISBN 0-9760660-0-9
- “A satirical science fiction allegory where the
weather's mastered and the battle of the sexes has
been settled for good.” Wilmington Star-News,
March 20, 2005.
- "Crafted with genius symbolism. Can be read over
and over again and is perfect for book club
conversation." John Weaver, pageonelit.com, April
11, 2007
- "A triumph expressing a crucial message for
counter-culture and would-be world-transformers
of all walks of life, from humanitarians and pacifists
to feminists and libertarians." Michael Dunford,
Midwest Book Review, June 2007
- Society for Utopian Studies --reading & discussion,
annual meeting, Toronto, October 2007
- Included in the curriculum for Creative Writing at
Indiana University.
- Part of the permanent Utopia collection at Penn
State libraries and the permanent collection at
University of North Carolina, Wilmington
- Xen is not recommended for readers under the
age of 16.
© Copyright 2004-2009 by Avar Press. All rights reserved.
OCLC KEY WORDS: fiction--xenophobia, misanthrophy, feminism, weather, philosophy. Allegories,
humorous stories, utopias, science fiction