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Novel · 1972 · 255 pages

The Iron Dream

by Norman Spinrad

The Iron Dream by Norman Spinrad was a finalist or poll selection for the 1973 Nebula Award for Best Novel.

HugoNo recognition listed
NebulaFinalist1973
LocusNo recognition listed
ClarkeNo recognition listed

The Iron Dream is a metafictional 1972 alternate history novel by American author Norman Spinrad. The book has a nested narrative that tells a story within a story. On the surface, the novel presents a post-apocalyptic adventure tale entitled Lord of the Swastika, written by an alternate-history Adolf Hitler shortly before his death in 1953.

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