The Postman

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The Postman

Cover of first edition (hardcover)
Author	David Brin
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Post-apocalyptic dystopian
Publisher	Bantam Books
Publication date	1985
Media type	Print (hardcover and paperback)
Pages	294
Award	Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1986)
ISBN	0-553-05107-5
OCLC	12215763
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 19
LC Class	PS3552.R4825 P6 1985

The Postman is a post-apocalyptic dystopian science fiction novel by David Brin. It is about a man wandering the desolate Oregon countryside who finds a United States Postal Service uniform, which he puts on and then claims he is a mail carrier and federal inspector for the "Restored United States of America". His mail service and claims about the return of a central government gives hope to the people, who are threatened by a murderous, neo-feudalist militia.

The first two parts were published separately as "The Postman" (1982) and "Cyclops" (1984). In 1997, a film adaptation of the novel was released starring Kevin Costner and Will Patton.