In the year 2013, hulking robotic Sentinels rule a desolate United States, having incarcerated or slaughtered most of the mutant population. A weary adult Kitty Pryde uses telepathic assistance to project her consciousness back into her younger body in 1980. Her mission is to lead the X-Men in preventing the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants from assassinating Senator Robert Kelly. The narrative alternates between the desperate guerrilla tactics of the future survivors and the high-stakes political confrontation at a government hearing, illustrating how a single act of violence triggers a timeline of systemic genocide and police-state surveillance.
Readers of classic sci-fi and superhero fiction turn to this volume for its foundational treatment of dystopian timelines and causality. It attracts those interested in how political rhetoric influences legislation against marginalized groups. The reader gains a specific understanding of the Claremont era’s crossover between high-action combat and social commentary. They finish the book with a dark perspective on how fragile civil liberties are and how fixed historical outcomes can be altered through collective resistance.
- Published
- 1981
- Language
- EN
