| The Dying Sun | |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Atheneum |
| Release Date: | March 1, 1989 |
| Media Type: | |
| Pages: | 213 |
| Isbn: | 0-689-31482-5 |
The Dying Sun is a science fiction novel by Gary Blackwood, published in 1989.[1] Set in the mid-21st century, the book depicts a world where the sun's light is actually diminishing over time, cooling the Earth (as opposed to global warming), which causes a mass migration from the U.S. to Mexico. The large influx from the north causes overpopulation and a wave of violence in the south, and James and Robert, two friends, decide to go north to escape the crime-ridden south.[2]
The novel is a 1990 Friends of American Writers Best Young Adult Novel.[3]