The Penultimate Truth (S.F. MASTERWORKS)

A masterly tale of political deception from the most significant writer of SF in the 20th century

World War III is raging—or so the millions of people crammed in their underground tanks believe. For fifteen years, subterranean humanity has been fed daily broadcasts of a never-ending nuclear destruction, sustained by a belief in the all-powerful Protector.

However, everything changes when someone ventures to the surface and discovers the truth: no destruction, no war. The authorities have been telling a massive lie. Now begins the search to uncover why.